Happy Birthday to You on the stylophone: tabs
Happy Birthday to You is a easy song on the stylophone: 25 notes over 8 bars in 3/4 at 108 BPM, about 13 seconds. It uses 8 different keys. It is moved 3 semitones down to fit the keys.
Happy Birthday to You stylophone tab in numbers
| 55 6.5 5 | 8 7.5 - | | 55 6.5 5 | 9 8 - | | 55 12 10.5 | 8 7.5 6.5 | | 1111 10.5 8 | 9 8 - |
Happy Birthday to You stylophone tab in letters
| E4E4 F♯4 E4 | A4 G♯4 - | | E4E4 F♯4 E4 | B4 A4 - | | E4E4 E5 C♯5 | A4 G♯4 F♯4 | | D5D5 C♯5 A4 | B4 A4 - |
Happy Birthday to You stylophone tab in solfège
| Mi4Mi4 Fa♯4 Mi4 | La4 Sol♯4 - | | Mi4Mi4 Fa♯4 Mi4 | Si4 La4 - | | Mi4Mi4 Mi5 Do♯5 | La4 Sol♯4 Fa♯4 | | Ré5Ré5 Do♯5 La4 | Si4 La4 - |
What to watch for
- The most played key is 5, used for 8 of the 25 notes. The tune goes from 5 up to 12.
- The widest jump is from 5 to 12 (12 semitones): slow down there the first times.
- A note is played again straight after itself 4 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 stylophone page explains the notes in more detail.