Ode to Joy on the stylophone: tabs
Ode to Joy is a very easy song on the stylophone: 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 stylophone tab in numbers
| 5 5 6 7 | 7 6 5 4 | | 3 3 4 5 | 5 4 4 - | | 5 5 6 7 | 7 6 5 4 | | 3 3 4 5 | 4 3 3 - |
Ode to Joy stylophone 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 - |
Ode to Joy stylophone tab in solfège
| Mi4 Mi4 Fa4 Sol4 | Sol4 Fa4 Mi4 Ré4 | | Do4 Do4 Ré4 Mi4 | Mi4 Ré4 Ré4 - | | Mi4 Mi4 Fa4 Sol4 | Sol4 Fa4 Mi4 Ré4 | | Do4 Do4 Ré4 Mi4 | Ré4 Do4 Do4 - |
What to watch for
- The most played key is 5, used for 9 of the 30 notes. The tune goes from 3 up to 7.
- The widest jump is from 6 to 7 (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 stylophone page explains the notes in more detail.