Red River Valley on the kazoo: tabs
Red River Valley is a easy song on the kazoo: 38 notes over 9 bars in 4/4 at 80 BPM, about 26 seconds. It uses 8 different keys. It fits the keys as it is, with no transposing.
Red River Valley kazoo tab in letters
| r r r G4C5 | E5 E5E5 E5 D5E5 | | D5C5 r r G4C5 | E5 C5E5 G5 F5E5 | | D5 - - G5F5 | E5 E5D5 C5 D5E5 | | G5F5 r r A4A4 | G4 B4C5 D5 E5D5 | | C5 - - |
What to watch for
- The most played key is E5, used for 12 of the 38 notes. The tune goes from G4 up to G5.
- The widest jump is from F5 to A4 (8 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 kazoo page explains the notes in more detail.