Noon Showdown on the stylophone: tabs
Noon Showdown is a easy song on the stylophone: 25 notes over 8 bars in 4/4 at 92 BPM, about 20 seconds. It uses 5 different keys. It is moved 3 semitones down to fit the keys.
Noon Showdown stylophone tab in numbers
| 5 5 5 r | 7.5 5 11 - | | 5 5 5 r | 9 7.5 5 - | | 12 11 9 7.5 | 11 - 9 7.5 | | 55 7.5 9 12 | 12 - - |
Noon Showdown stylophone tab in letters
| E4 E4 E4 r | G♯4 E4 D5 - | | E4 E4 E4 r | B4 G♯4 E4 - | | E5 D5 B4 G♯4 | D5 - B4 G♯4 | | E4E4 G♯4 B4 E5 | E5 - - |
Noon Showdown stylophone tab in solfège
| Mi4 Mi4 Mi4 r | Sol♯4 Mi4 Ré5 - | | Mi4 Mi4 Mi4 r | Si4 Sol♯4 Mi4 - | | Mi5 Ré5 Si4 Sol♯4 | Ré5 - Si4 Sol♯4 | | Mi4Mi4 Sol♯4 Si4 Mi5 | Mi5 - - |
What to watch for
- The most played key is 5, used for 10 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 6 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.