Rain on the Roof on the stylophone: tabs

Rain on the Roof is a very easy song on the stylophone: 25 notes over 8 bars in 4/4 at 80 BPM, about 24 seconds. It uses 6 different keys. It fits the keys as it is, with no transposing.

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Rain on the Roof stylophone tab in numbers

| 5 7 8 - | 7 5 4 - |
| 5 7 8 10 | 8 - 7 - |
| 10 8 7 5 | 7 5 4 3 |
| 4 5 7 5 | 3 - - - |

Rain on the Roof stylophone tab in letters

| E4 G4 A4 - | G4 E4 D4 - |
| E4 G4 A4 C5 | A4 - G4 - |
| C5 A4 G4 E4 | G4 E4 D4 C4 |
| D4 E4 G4 E4 | C4 - - - |

Rain on the Roof stylophone tab in solfège

| Mi4 Sol4 La4 - | Sol4 Mi4 Ré4 - |
| Mi4 Sol4 La4 Do5 | La4 - Sol4 - |
| Do5 La4 Sol4 Mi4 | Sol4 Mi4 Ré4 Do4 |
| Ré4 Mi4 Sol4 Mi4 | Do4 - - - |

What to watch for

The most played key is 5, used for 7 of the 25 notes. The tune goes from 3 up to 10.
The widest jump is from 7 to 10 (5 semitones): slow down there the first times.

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.

Source: Written for Plonk, dedicated to the public domain. Licence: Public domain (CC0).