Ode to Joy on the kazoo: tabs
Ode to Joy is a very easy song on the kazoo: 30 notes over 8 bars in 4/4 at 108 BPM, about 18 seconds. It uses 5 different keys. It fits the keys as it is, with no transposing.
Ode to Joy kazoo tab in letters
| E4 E4 F4 G4 | G4 F4 E4 D4 | | C4 C4 D4 E4 | E4 D4 D4 - | | E4 E4 F4 G4 | G4 F4 E4 D4 | | C4 C4 D4 E4 | D4 C4 C4 - |
What to watch for
- The most played key is E4, used for 9 of the 30 notes. The tune goes from C4 up to G4.
- The widest jump is from F4 to G4 (2 semitones): slow down there the first times.
- A note is played again straight after itself 9 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.