Amazing Grace on the kazoo: tabs
Amazing Grace is a medium song on the kazoo: 37 notes over 17 bars in 3/4 at 72 BPM, about 42 seconds. It uses 6 different keys. It fits the keys as it is, with no transposing.
Amazing Grace kazoo tab in letters
| r r G4C5 | C5 - E5C5 | | E5 - D5 | C5 - A4 | | G4 - G4C5 | C5 - E5C5 | | E5 - D5G5 | G5 - - | | - - E5G5 | G5 - E5C5 | | E5 - D5 | C5 - A4 | | G4 - G4C5 | C5 - E5C5 | | E5 - D5 | C5 - - | | - - |
What to watch for
- The most played key is C5, used for 13 of the 37 notes. The tune goes from G4 up to G5.
- The widest jump is from G4 to C5 (5 semitones): slow down there the first times.
- A note is played again straight after itself 7 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 kazoo page explains the notes in more detail.