Home on the Range on the jaw harp: tabs
Home on the Range is a easy song on the jaw harp: 76 notes over 33 bars in 3/4 at 88 BPM, about 66 seconds. It uses 7 different keys. It is moved 14 semitones up to fit the keys.
Home on the Range jaw harp tab in numbers
| r r 9 | 9 12 13 | | 15 - 1211 | 10 16 16 | | 16 - 1516 | 9 12 12 | | 12 11 12 | 13 - - | | - r 99 | 9 12 13 | | 15 - 1211 | 10 16 16 | | 16 - 1616 | 15 13 12 | | 11 12 13 | 12 - - | | - r r | 9 - - | | 16 15 13 | 15 - - | | - r 99 | 12 12 12 | | 12 11 12 | 13 - - | | - r 99 | 9 12 13 | | 15 - 1211 | 10 16 16 | | 16 - 1616 | 15 13 12 | | 11 12 13 | 12 - - | | - |
What to watch for
- The most played key is 12, used for 21 of the 76 notes. The tune goes from 9 up to 16.
- The widest jump is from 16 to 9 (10 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 jaw harp page explains the notes in more detail.