Twinkle Twinkle Little Star on the jaw harp: tabs
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star is a very easy song on the jaw harp: 42 notes over 12 bars in 4/4 at 100 BPM, about 29 seconds. It uses 6 different keys. It is moved 19 semitones up to fit the keys.
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star jaw harp tab in numbers
| 8 8 12 12 | 13 13 12 - | | 11 11 10 10 | 9 9 8 - | | 12 12 11 11 | 10 10 9 - | | 12 12 11 11 | 10 10 9 - | | 8 8 12 12 | 13 13 12 - | | 11 11 10 10 | 9 9 8 - |
What to watch for
- The most played key is 12, used for 10 of the 42 notes. The tune goes from 8 up to 13.
- The widest jump is from 8 to 12 (7 semitones): slow down there the first times.
- A note is played again straight after itself 18 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.