London Bridge Is Falling Down on the jaw harp: tabs
London Bridge Is Falling Down is a very easy song on the jaw harp: 24 notes over 8 bars in 4/4 at 100 BPM, about 19 seconds. It uses 6 different keys. It is moved 22 semitones up to fit the keys.
London Bridge Is Falling Down jaw harp tab in numbers
| 14 16 14 13 | 12 13 14 - | | 11 12 13 - | 12 13 14 - | | 14 16 14 13 | 12 13 14 - | | 11 - 14 - | 12 10 - |
What to watch for
- The most played key is 14, used for 8 of the 24 notes. The tune goes from 10 up to 16.
- The widest jump is from 14 to 11 (4 semitones): slow down there the first times.
- A note is played again straight after itself 1 time: 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.