Oh! Susanna on the jaw harp: tabs
Oh! Susanna is a easy song on the jaw harp: 55 notes over 17 bars in 2/4 at 104 BPM, about 19 seconds. It uses 6 different keys. It is moved 19 semitones up to fit the keys.
Oh! Susanna jaw harp tab in numbers
| r 89 | 1012 1213 | | 1210 89 | 1010 98 | | 9 89 | 1012 1213 | | 1210 89 | 1010 99 | | 8 - | 11 11 | | 1313 13 | 1212 108 | | 9 89 | 1012 1213 | | 1210 89 | 1010 99 | | 8 - |
What to watch for
- The most played key is 9, used for 13 of the 55 notes. The tune goes from 8 up to 13.
- The widest jump is from 8 to 11 (6 semitones): slow down there the first times.
- A note is played again straight after itself 12 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.