Home on the Range on the stylophone: tabs
Home on the Range is a easy song on the stylophone: 76 notes over 33 bars in 3/4 at 88 BPM, about 66 seconds. It uses 8 different keys. It is moved 3 semitones down to fit the keys.
Home on the Range stylophone tab in numbers
| r r 5 | 5 8 9 | | 10.5 - 87.5 | 6.5 11 11 | | 11 - 10.511 | 12 8 8 | | 8 7.5 8 | 9 - - | | - r 55 | 5 8 9 | | 10.5 - 87.5 | 6.5 11 11 | | 11 - 1111 | 10.5 9 8 | | 7.5 8 9 | 8 - - | | - r r | 12 - - | | 11 10.5 9 | 10.5 - - | | - r 55 | 8 8 8 | | 8 7.5 8 | 9 - - | | - r 55 | 5 8 9 | | 10.5 - 87.5 | 6.5 11 11 | | 11 - 1111 | 10.5 9 8 | | 7.5 8 9 | 8 - - | | - |
Home on the Range stylophone tab in letters
| r r E4 | E4 A4 B4 | | C♯5 - A4G♯4 | F♯4 D5 D5 | | D5 - C♯5D5 | E5 A4 A4 | | A4 G♯4 A4 | B4 - - | | - r E4E4 | E4 A4 B4 | | C♯5 - A4G♯4 | F♯4 D5 D5 | | D5 - D5D5 | C♯5 B4 A4 | | G♯4 A4 B4 | A4 - - | | - r r | E5 - - | | D5 C♯5 B4 | C♯5 - - | | - r E4E4 | A4 A4 A4 | | A4 G♯4 A4 | B4 - - | | - r E4E4 | E4 A4 B4 | | C♯5 - A4G♯4 | F♯4 D5 D5 | | D5 - D5D5 | C♯5 B4 A4 | | G♯4 A4 B4 | A4 - - | | - |
Home on the Range stylophone tab in solfège
| r r Mi4 | Mi4 La4 Si4 | | Do♯5 - La4Sol♯4 | Fa♯4 Ré5 Ré5 | | Ré5 - Do♯5Ré5 | Mi5 La4 La4 | | La4 Sol♯4 La4 | Si4 - - | | - r Mi4Mi4 | Mi4 La4 Si4 | | Do♯5 - La4Sol♯4 | Fa♯4 Ré5 Ré5 | | Ré5 - Ré5Ré5 | Do♯5 Si4 La4 | | Sol♯4 La4 Si4 | La4 - - | | - r r | Mi5 - - | | Ré5 Do♯5 Si4 | Do♯5 - - | | - r Mi4Mi4 | La4 La4 La4 | | La4 Sol♯4 La4 | Si4 - - | | - r Mi4Mi4 | Mi4 La4 Si4 | | Do♯5 - La4Sol♯4 | Fa♯4 Ré5 Ré5 | | Ré5 - Ré5Ré5 | Do♯5 Si4 La4 | | Sol♯4 La4 Si4 | La4 - - | | - |
What to watch for
- The most played key is 8, used for 21 of the 76 notes. The tune goes from 5 up to 12.
- The widest jump is from 10.5 to 5 (9 semitones): slow down there the first times.
- A note is played again straight after itself 21 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.