Joy to the World on the jaw harp: tabs
Joy to the World is a medium song on the jaw harp: 57 notes over 20 bars in 2/4 at 100 BPM, about 24 seconds. It uses 8 different keys. It is moved 19 semitones up to fit the keys.
Joy to the World jaw harp tab in numbers
| 16 1513 | 12 11 | | 10 9 | 8 12 | | 13 13 | 15 15 | | 16 - | - 16 | | 1615 1312 | 1211 1016 | | 1615 1312 | 1211 1010 | | 1010 1010 | 12 1110 | | 99 99 | 11 109 | | 816 13 | 1211 1011 | | 10 9 | 8 - |
What to watch for
- The most played key is 10, used for 13 of the 57 notes. The tune goes from 8 up to 16.
- The widest jump is from 8 to 16 (12 semitones): slow down there the first times.
- A note is played again straight after itself 15 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.