Jingle Bells on the jaw harp: tabs
Jingle Bells is a easy song on the jaw harp: 51 notes over 16 bars in 4/4 at 124 BPM, about 30 seconds. It uses 5 different keys. It is moved 21 semitones up to fit the keys.
Jingle Bells jaw harp tab in numbers
| 11 11 11 - | 11 11 11 - | | 11 13 9 10 | 11 - - r | | 12 12 12 12 | 12 11 11 1111 | | 11 10 10 11 | 10 - 13 - | | 11 11 11 - | 11 11 11 - | | 11 13 9 10 | 11 - - r | | 12 12 12 12 | 12 11 11 1111 | | 13 13 12 10 | 9 - - |
What to watch for
- The most played key is 11, used for 26 of the 51 notes. The tune goes from 9 up to 13.
- The widest jump is from 13 to 9 (6 semitones): slow down there the first times.
- A note is played again straight after itself 29 times: keep the beat steady rather than rushing the repeats.
How to read this tab
A vertical bar is a bar line. A dash keeps the last note ringing, an r is a silent beat, and notes in brackets are played together. It shows the melody part. The jaw harp page explains the notes in more detail.