Silent Night on the kazoo: tabs
Silent Night is a medium song on the kazoo: 46 notes over 12 bars in 6/8 at 84 BPM, about 26 seconds. It uses 11 different keys. It fits the keys as it is, with no transposing.
Silent Night kazoo tab in letters
| G4A4 G4E4 r | G4A4 G4E4 r | | D5 D5B4 r | C5 C5G4 r | | A4 A4C5 B4A4 | G4A4 G4E4 r | | A4 A4C5 B4A4 | G4A4 G4E4 r | | D5 D5F5 D5B4 | C5 E5 - | | C5G4 E4G4 F4D4 | C4 - - |
What to watch for
- The most played key is G4, used for 11 of the 46 notes. The tune goes from C4 up to F5.
- The widest jump is from E4 to D5 (10 semitones): slow down there the first times.
- A note is played again straight after itself 5 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.