Dusty Trail on the stylophone: tabs
Dusty Trail is a very easy song on the stylophone: 25 notes over 8 bars in 4/4 at 72 BPM, about 27 seconds. It uses 6 different keys. It is moved 7 semitones down to fit the keys.
Dusty Trail stylophone tab in numbers
| 3 7 5 3 | 7 - 5 3 | | 11 10 7 5 | 3 - - r | | 33 7 5 3 | 7 10 7 - | | 12 11 10 7 | 3 - - - |
Dusty Trail stylophone tab in letters
| C4 G4 E4 C4 | G4 - E4 C4 | | D5 C5 G4 E4 | C4 - - r | | C4C4 G4 E4 C4 | G4 C5 G4 - | | E5 D5 C5 G4 | C4 - - - |
Dusty Trail stylophone tab in solfège
| Do4 Sol4 Mi4 Do4 | Sol4 - Mi4 Do4 | | Ré5 Do5 Sol4 Mi4 | Do4 - - r | | Do4Do4 Sol4 Mi4 Do4 | Sol4 Do5 Sol4 - | | Mi5 Ré5 Do5 Sol4 | Do4 - - - |
What to watch for
- The most played key is 3, used for 8 of the 25 notes. The tune goes from 3 up to 12.
- The widest jump is from 3 to 11 (14 semitones): slow down there the first times.
- A note is played again straight after itself 2 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 stylophone page explains the notes in more detail.