Oh! Susanna on the kazoo: tabs
Oh! Susanna is a easy song on the kazoo: 55 notes over 17 bars in 2/4 at 104 BPM, about 19 seconds. It uses 6 different keys. It fits the keys as it is, with no transposing.
Oh! Susanna kazoo tab in letters
| r C4D4 | E4G4 G4A4 | | G4E4 C4D4 | E4E4 D4C4 | | D4 C4D4 | E4G4 G4A4 | | G4E4 C4D4 | E4E4 D4D4 | | C4 - | F4 F4 | | A4A4 A4 | G4G4 E4C4 | | D4 C4D4 | E4G4 G4A4 | | G4E4 C4D4 | E4E4 D4D4 | | C4 - |
What to watch for
- The most played key is D4, used for 13 of the 55 notes. The tune goes from C4 up to A4.
- The widest jump is from C4 to F4 (5 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 kazoo page explains the notes in more detail.