Red River Valley on the stylophone: tabs
Red River Valley is a easy song on the stylophone: 38 notes over 9 bars in 4/4 at 80 BPM, about 26 seconds. It uses 8 different keys. It is moved 3 semitones down to fit the keys.
Red River Valley stylophone tab in numbers
| r r r 58 | 10.5 10.510.5 10.5 910.5 | | 98 r r 58 | 10.5 810.5 12 1110.5 | | 9 - - 1211 | 10.5 10.59 8 910.5 | | 1211 r r 6.56.5 | 5 7.58 9 10.59 | | 8 - - |
Red River Valley stylophone tab in letters
| r r r E4A4 | C♯5 C♯5C♯5 C♯5 B4C♯5 | | B4A4 r r E4A4 | C♯5 A4C♯5 E5 D5C♯5 | | B4 - - E5D5 | C♯5 C♯5B4 A4 B4C♯5 | | E5D5 r r F♯4F♯4 | E4 G♯4A4 B4 C♯5B4 | | A4 - - |
Red River Valley stylophone tab in solfège
| r r r Mi4La4 | Do♯5 Do♯5Do♯5 Do♯5 Si4Do♯5 | | Si4La4 r r Mi4La4 | Do♯5 La4Do♯5 Mi5 Ré5Do♯5 | | Si4 - - Mi5Ré5 | Do♯5 Do♯5Si4 La4 Si4Do♯5 | | Mi5Ré5 r r Fa♯4Fa♯4 | Mi4 Sol♯4La4 Si4 Do♯5Si4 | | La4 - - |
What to watch for
- The most played key is 10.5, used for 12 of the 38 notes. The tune goes from 5 up to 12.
- The widest jump is from 11 to 6.5 (8 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 stylophone page explains the notes in more detail.