Silent Night on the jaw harp: tabs
Silent Night is a medium song on the jaw harp: 46 notes over 12 bars in 6/8 at 84 BPM, about 26 seconds. It uses 9 different keys. It is moved 7 semitones up to fit the keys.
Silent Night jaw harp tab in numbers
| 67 65 r | 67 65 r | | 9 915 r | 8 86 r | | 7 78 157 | 67 65 r | | 7 78 157 | 67 65 r | | 9 911 915 | 8 10 - | | 86 56 59 | 4 - - |
What to watch for
- The most played key is 6, used for 11 of the 46 notes. The tune goes from 4 up to 15.
- The widest jump is from 9 to 4 (14 semitones): slow down there the first times.
- A note is played again straight after itself 5 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.