Reed Dance on the jaw harp: tabs
Reed Dance is a easy song on the jaw harp: 24 notes over 8 bars in 4/4 at 96 BPM, about 20 seconds. It uses 5 different keys. It fits the keys as it is, with no transposing.
Reed Dance jaw harp tab in numbers
| 4 5 6 5 | 4 5 6 - | | 8 6 5 6 | 4 - - - | | 3 4 5 4 | 3 4 5 - | | 5 6 8 6 | 4 - - - |
What to watch for
- The most played key is 4, used for 7 of the 24 notes. The tune goes from 3 up to 8.
- The widest jump is from 6 to 4 (7 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.