Kazoo Parade on the jaw harp: tabs
Kazoo Parade is a easy song on the jaw harp: 31 notes over 8 bars in 4/4 at 108 BPM, about 18 seconds. It uses 7 different keys. It is moved 7 semitones up to fit the keys.
Kazoo Parade jaw harp tab in numbers
| 66 8 8 99 | 10 - 1010 9 | | 8 9 6 - | 66 8 8 99 | | 10 - 12 10 | 9 15 8 - | | 1010 11 10 9 | 8 - - - |
What to watch for
- The most played key is 9, used for 8 of the 31 notes. The tune goes from 6 up to 15.
- The widest jump is from 15 to 8 (11 semitones): slow down there the first times.
- A note is played again straight after itself 10 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.