Reed Dance on the stylophone: tabs
Reed Dance is a easy song on the stylophone: 24 notes over 8 bars in 4/4 at 96 BPM, about 20 seconds. It uses 5 different keys. It is moved 3 semitones down to fit the keys.
Reed Dance stylophone tab in numbers
| 5 7.5 9 7.5 | 5 7.5 9 - | | 12 9 7.5 9 | 5 - - - | | 2 5 7.5 5 | 2 5 7.5 - | | 7.5 9 12 9 | 5 - - - |
Reed Dance stylophone tab in letters
| E4 G♯4 B4 G♯4 | E4 G♯4 B4 - | | E5 B4 G♯4 B4 | E4 - - - | | B3 E4 G♯4 E4 | B3 E4 G♯4 - | | G♯4 B4 E5 B4 | E4 - - - |
Reed Dance stylophone tab in solfège
| Mi4 Sol♯4 Si4 Sol♯4 | Mi4 Sol♯4 Si4 - | | Mi5 Si4 Sol♯4 Si4 | Mi4 - - - | | Si3 Mi4 Sol♯4 Mi4 | Si3 Mi4 Sol♯4 - | | Sol♯4 Si4 Mi5 Si4 | Mi4 - - - |
What to watch for
- The most played key is 5, used for 7 of the 24 notes. The tune goes from 2 up to 12.
- The widest jump is from 9 to 5 (7 semitones): slow down there the first times.
- A note is played again straight after itself 1 time: 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.