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Sweden by C418 (Minecraft Theme)
2 8-9-6.5 4-5-3.5 6.5-8-5 || 2-11 9-8-6.5 4-5-3.5 8-6.5-5 || 2-11-9-8-11 11-12-10.5 11-10.5-8 || 2-11 9-8-6.5 4-5-3.5 9-8-5 ||
Starlarfur – Sigur Ros
2 – 1 – 2 – 4
3 – 2 – 4 – 4 – 3 – 2
3 – 2 – 4 – 6.5 – 7
7 – 4 – 3 – 4
2 – 4 – 3 – 2
7 – 4 – 3 – 4 – 4
7 – 4 – 3 – 2 – 3 – 4
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
10 – 11- 8.5 – 1.5 – 6
Tokyo Sonata Main Theme
4 – 6 – 8 (X4)
3 – 5 – 7 (X4)
5 – 4 – 3 – 4 – 2 – 1
5 – 4 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 7
5 – 4 – 3 – 4 – 7
7 – 8 – 9
5 – 4 – 3 – 3 – 4 – 5 (X5)
5(hold)
The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth – Clap your hands and say yeah!
8 – 8.5 – 7.5 – 6.5 – 9 – 10.5 – 9 – 8.5 – 8.5 – 7.5 – 6.5 – 9 – 10.5 – 9 – 8.5 (Repeat)
6.5 – 6.5 – 8.5 – 6.5 – 6.5 – 8.5 – 6.5 – 6.5 – 8.5 – 6.5 – 6.5 – 8.5 – 9 – 8.5 – 9 – 8.5 – 9 – 8.5 – 9 – 8.5 (Repeat)
8.5(X7) 7.5(X5) 6.5 – 7.5 – 8.5 – 6.5 – 8.5(X7) 10.5(X5) 6.5 – 7.5 – 8.5 – 6.5
The Time (Dirty Bit) – Black Eyed Peas
5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 6.5 – 7.5 – 8 – 7.5 – 6.5 – 2 – 2 – 8 – 8 – 7.5 – 6.5 – 5 – 6.5 – 5 – 2 – 6.5 – 5 – 6.5 – 7.5 – 8 – 7.5 – 6.5 – 2 – 2 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 9 – 7.5 – 6.5
Greensleeves
4 – 6 – 7 – 8 – 9 – 8 – 7 – 5 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 5 – 4 – 3.5 – 2 – 4 – 10 – 10 – 9 – 8 – 7 – 5 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 5 – 4 – 3.5 – 2 – 3.5 – 4
Legend of Zelda
5 – 2 – 2 – 5 – 4 – 3 – 4
5 – 3 – 3 – 5 – 4.5 – 3.5 – 4.5
5 – 5 – 2 – 5 – 5 – 2 – 5 – 5 – 2 – 5 – 2 – 5 – 2
5 – 5 – 2 – 5 – 5 – 2 – 5 – 5 – 2 – 5 – 2 – 5 – 2
5 – 2 – 5 – 5 – 6.5 – 7.5 – 8 – 9
9 – 9 – 10 – 11 – 12
12 – 12 – 11 – 10 – 11 – 10 – 9
9 – 8 – 8 – 9 – 10
9 – 8 – 7 – 7 – 8 – 9
8 – 7 – 6.5 – 6.5 – 7 – 8 – 10 – 9
2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 3.5 – 4.5
Another Brick in the Wall – Pink Floyd
4 – 5 – 6 – 5 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 5
4 – 5 – 6 – 5 – 4 – 5 – 6
3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 5 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 5
4 – 5 – 6 – 5 – 4 – 5 – 7
7 – 7 – 6 – 8 – 7 – 6 – 7 – 6
6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 4 – 3 – 4
6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 4 – 3 – 4
007 James Bond Theme
3 – 3.5 – 3.5 – 3.5 – 3.5 – 3 – 3 – 3
3 – 4.5 – 4.5 – 4.5 – 4.5 – 4 – 4 – 4
3 – 3.5 – 3.5 – 3.5 – 3.5 – 3 – 3 – 3
3 – 4.5 – 4.5 – 4.5 – 4.5 – 4 – 3.5 – 3 – 8.5 – 7.5 – 7 – 6.5 – 7
Take Me Out To The Ballgame
3 10 8 7 5 7 4, 3 10 8 7 5 7, 8 7.5 8 5 6 7 8 6 4, 8 8 8 9 10 11 9 8 7 5 4, 3 10 8 7 5 7 4, 4 3 4 5 6 7 8, 8 9 10 10 10 9 8 7 6.5 7 8 9 10
You Are My Sunshine
3 3 4 5 5, 5 4 5 3 3, 3 4 5 6 8, 8 7 6 5, 3 4 5 6 8, 8 7 6 5 3, 3 4 5 6 4 4 5 3
Darude Sandstorm (full)
5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 7 – 7 – 7 – 4 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 7 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 7 – (repeat)
Big Shot from Deltarune
2/2/2/4/5 2/2/6/4/5 2/2/2/4/5 2/2/1/1.5/2 2/6.5/6.5/6.5/6/2/4.5/8 2/6.5/6.5/6.5/6/2/4.5/5 2/6.5/6.5/6.5/6/2/4.5/8 2/6.5/6.5/9/9/9/9/7/7/7/7
Bergentrückung (Asgore intro theme)
6/8/7 5/7/6 4/6/5/4/3/2 3/4/1 6/8/7 9/7/8 8/7/8/9/11/12/11/12/11/10/12/11
My Old Kentucky Home
6.5 6.5 6.5 4 5 6.5 7 6.5 7 9 8, 7 6.5 5 4 4 3.5 4 5, 5 6.5 6.5 4 5 6.5 7 6.5 7 9 8, 4 5 6.5 6.5 5 4 6.5 5 4, 8 6.5 7 9 8 6.5, 6.5 5 4 5 4 2 4
Do I Wanna Know? – Arctic Monkeys
3 1,5-3-4,5 7,5-8,5 7,5 6-7 6
4,5-6-7-6 4,5-6-7-6-7 3 1,5-3-4,5-3
His theme (Undertale)
5/9/8/5/7.5/7.5/8 5/8/5/7.5/7.5/8 5/9/8/5/7.5/7.5/8 5/8/10.5/9/8/9
Enchanting Grom Fright – Luz and Amity Dance
10.5 7.5 7.5-6.5-7.5-9-8.5 6.5-7.5 3.5-4.5-5-6.5 6.5-7.5 3.5-4.5
10-10.5 7.5 7.5-6.5-7.5-9-8.5 6.5-7.5 3.5-4.5-5-6.5 6.5-7.5 3.5-4.5
On Wisconsin (or, when in Rome, Mineral Point High School Fight Song!)
3 – 2 – 4 – 3
6 – 5 – 7 – 6
8 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 8
7 – 6.5 – 7 – 8 – 6 – 7 – 8
6 – 5 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7
Do-Re-Mi
3 – 4 – 5
3 – 5 – 3 – 5
4 – 5 – 6 – 6 – 5 – 4 – 6
5 – 6 – 7 – 5 – 7 – 5 -7
6 – 7 – 8 – 8 – 7 – 6 – 8
The Entertainer (Scott Joplin)
4> – 4.5> – 5 – 10
5 – 10
5 – 10
10> – 11> – 11.5> – 12
10> – 11> – 12
9 – 11> – 10
4> – 4.5> – 5 – 10
5 – 10
5 – 10
8> – 7> – 6.5 – 8 – 10 – 12> – 11> – 10> – 8 – 11
4> – 4.5> – 5 – 10
5 – 10
5 – 10
10> – 11> – 11.5> – 12
10> – 11> – 12
9 – 11> – 10
10> – 11> – 12>
10,
10> – 11> – >
10> – 11> – 10 – 12
10> – 11> – 12
10> – 11> – 10 – 12
10> – 11> – 12
9 – 11> – 10
The Final Countdown
6.5 – 10.5 – 10 – 10.5 – 6.5
11 – 10.5 – 11 – 9
11 – 10.5 – 11 – 6.5
9 – 8 – 9 – 8 – 9 – 7.5 – 10 – 8
Happy Birthday
3 – 3 – 4 – 3 – 6 – 5
3 – 3 – 4 – 3 – 7 – 6
3 – 3 – 10 – 8 – 6 – 6 – 5 – 4
8.5 – 8.5 – 8 – 6 – 7 – 6
Imperial March
7 – 7 – 7
4.5 – 8.5 – 7 – 4.5 – 8.5
11 – 11 – 11
11.5 – 8.6 – 6.5 – 4.5 – 8.5 – 7
Iron Man (Black Sabbath)
2 – 4
4 – 5, – 5,
7> – 6.5> – 7> – 6.5> – 7
4 – 4 – 5 – 5
Pink Panther
4.5> – 5
6.5> – 7
4.5> – 5
6.5> – 7
10> – 9
4.5> – 5
The Simpson Theme Song
6 – 8> – 9> – 11> – 10 – 8 – 6 – 4
2 – 2> – 3
2 – 2 – 2> – 3
4.5 – 6, – 6, – 6, – 6,
Eddsworld jingle
1-3-4-3-2-1
vibrato off, and set the sound switch to 2
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
3 – 3 – 7 – 7 – 8 – 8 – 7
6 – 6 – 5 – 5 – 4 – 4 – 3
7 – 7 – 6 – 6 – 5 – 5 – 4
7 – 7 – 6 – 6 – 5 – 5 – 4
3 – 3 – 7 – 7 – 8 – 8 – 7
6 – 6 – 5 – 5 – 4 – 4 – 3
Halloween Themed
Spooky Scary Skeletons
7 – 7 – 6.5 – 6.5 – 2 – 4 – 2 – 2
7 – 7 – 6.5 – 2 – 4 – 2
4, – 5 – 3.5 – 4 – 2
Christmas Themed
Jingle Bells (version 1, the classic)
5 – 5 – 5
5 – 5 – 5
5 – 7 – 3 – 4 – 5
6 – 6 – 6
6 – 6 – 5 – 5
5 – 5 – 3 – 4 – 4 – 5 – 4 – 7
5 – 5 – 5
5 – 5 – 5
5 – 7 – 3 – 4 – 5
6 – 6 – 6
6 – 6 – 5 – 5
5 – 5 – 3 – 4 – 4 – 5 – 4 – 7
Jingle Bells (alternate version)
9 – 9 – 9
9 – 9 – 9
9 – 11 – 7 – 8 – 9
10 – 10 – 10
9 – 9 – 9
9 – 8 – 8 – 9 – 8 – 11
9 – 9 – 9
9 – 9 – 9
9 – 11 – 7 – 8 – 9
10 – 10 – 10
9 – 9 – 9
9 – 8 – 8 – 9 – 8 – 11
O Christmas Tree
3 – 6, – 6, – 6,
7> – 8, – 8, – 8,
8> – 7> – 8> – 8.5 – 5 – 7> – 6
10, – 10, – 8, – 11> – 10 – 10 – 8.5 – 8.5
8.5, – 8.5, – 7 – 10 – 8.5 – 8.5> – 8, – 8
3 – 6, – 6, – 6,
7> – 8, – 8, – 8,
8> – 7> – 8> – 8.5 – 5 – 7> – 6
Silent Night
6> – 7> – 6 – 4
6> – 7> – 6 – 4
10 – 10 – 8
8.5 – 8.5 – 6
7 – 7 – 8.5> – 8> – 7> – 6> – 7> – 6> – 4
7 – 7 – 8.5> – 8> – 7> – 6> – 7> – 6> – 4
10 – 10 – 11.5 – 10 – 8> – 8.5 – 11
6 – 6 – 4 – 6 – 4.5 – 3 – 1.5
Amy Winehouse – Rehab
4, 4, 5, 7, 5, 7, 5, 8, 5, 4,
4, 5, 7, 5, 7, 5, 7, 5, 7, – (Rest)
8.5, 7, 8, 7, 8, 8.5, 7, 8, 7,
5, 4, 7, 5, 7, 5, 7,
8, 8, 8, 9, 10, 9, 8,
4, 5, 4, 8.5, 8, 7, 5, 5, 7
4, 4, 5, 7, 5, 7, 5, 8, 5, 4,
4, 5, 7, 5, 7, 5, 7, 5, 7, – (Rest)
Pirates Of The Caribbean (He’s A Pirate)
Part 1:
1, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7, 5, 5, 4, 3, 4
Part 2:
1, 3, 4, 4, 4, 6, 7, 7, 7, 8, 8.5, 8.5, 8, 7, 8, 4, 4, 5, 6, 6, 7, 8, 4
Part 3:
4, 6, 5, 5, 6, 4, 5
Part 4:
4, 6, 5, 5, 4, 3, 4
Part 5:
4, (Slide) 8, 8, 8.5, 8.5, 8, 8, 8, 8, 7,
6, 5, 5, 6, 5, 5, 4
Part 6:
4, (Slide) 8, 8, 8.5 8.5, 8, 8, 10, 8, 7,
7, 6, 5, 5, 6, 5, 4
Now here’s the order of how to play the different parts:
Part 1
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 1
Part 1
Part 2
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Axel F (Beverly Hills Cop Theme) / Crazy Frog
4, 6, 4, 4, 7, 4, 3,
4, 8, 4, 4, 8.5, 8, 6,
4, 8, 11, 4, 3, 3, 1, 5, 4
The Verve – Bittersweet Symphony
4.5, 6.5, 4.5, 5, 3.5, 5, 8, 5, 8, 7.5, 5, 7.5
Rihanna – Disturbia
6.5, 6.5, 8, 5, 4, 4, 3.5, 4, 3.5
Suzanne Vega – Tom’s Diner
5,6.5,7,9,5,6.5,7,9,5,9,8,7,8,7,8,7,5,6.5,7,9,5,6.5,7,9,5,9
8-7,8-7,8,5,4.5,4,9,9,8,9,8,4,3.5,3,9,9,8,10,9,7,8
9,10,7,8,9,10,7,10,10,9,9,8,9
Judas Priest – Breaking the Law
8,9,10,8,9,10,8,9,10,6,7,8,6,7,8,7,10,9
Black Sabbath – Paranoid
|5,5,5,8-9,11-12,8-9,11-12| (X4)
|5(X16),4(X8),7,4,5|
|5(X12),8-9,11-12,4(X8),7,4,5|
Cream – Sunshine Of Your Love
11,11,10,11,8,7.5,7,4,6,4
Sex Pistols – Pretty Vacant
Intro:
|1,1,8,8,1,1,5,5|:(X16)
Sugar Hill Gang – Apache Jump On It
5,8,5,8,6.5,5,4,5,8,11,8,11,9,8,7,8
Black Sabbath – Iron Man
2,4,4-5,5,7-6.5,7-6.5,7-6.5,4-5,5
Spinal Tap – Big Bottom
Main Riff:
4,4,10,9,10,9,10,3,1,3
Spinal Tap – Tonight I’m Gonna Rock You
Main Riff:
4,5,5,4,2,2,4,7,4,3,7,5,5
harmonize with above 7,8,8,7,5,5,7,10,7,6,10,8,8
Herbie Hancock – Rockit
8,9,5,10,5,11.5,11,10,8,5,7,11,10,7,7,8
Father Ted Theme
10,8,7,8,7,5,7,5,4,5,5,8,10,11,10,8,10,8,7,8
7,4.5,7,6,7.5,9,10,8,7,8,7,5,7,5,4,5,5,8
10,11,10,8,10,7-8,7-8,10
Van Morrison – Brown Eyed Girl
Intro:
7-8-9-8-7,10-11-12-11-10,7-8-9-8-7,8-6.5-7-8
Chet Aitkins – Mr Sandman
Intro:
1,3.5,5,7.5,6.5,5,3.5,1,2,4,6.5,8,7.5
Albert King – Born Under A Bad Sign
6.5,7.5,9,10.5,12,10.5,6.5,7.5,9,5,10.5
Bill Withers – Lean On Me
3,3,4,5,6,6,5,4,3,3,4,5,5,4,3,3,4,5,6,6,5,4,3,3,4,5,2,3
Ben E King – Stand By Me
|5,7.5,8,8|5,7.5,8,8|8,7.5,6.5,6.5|5,6.5,6.5|
|6.5,5,4,4|4,6.5,5,5|5,7.5,8,8|5,7.5,8,8|
Crazy World of Arthur Brown – Fire
|6,6,7.5,10,8.5,7.5,4.5|:(4x)
6,7,7,7.5,6,7.5,7.5,7,4.5
|4.5,3.5,3.5,4,5,3.5,3.5,6,4.5,4.5,6,4.5,4.5|:(4x)
5,6,5,6,6.5,7,7.5,8,8.5,9,10,10.5,11,11.5,12
Laurie Anderson – From the Air
5,6.5,5,6.5,7,10,9,7
Prodigy – Out Of Space
(also Max Romeo – I Chase the Devil)
5,7,8,8,8,8,8,12,12,11,10,11,12,8
Coolio – Gangsters Paradise
9,9,9,9,8.5,8.5,9,6.5
Bob Marley – Jammin
2,2,2,2,2,2,2,5,2,5,5,5,7,7,7,4,7,6.5,6.5,6.5,3.5,6.5,6.5,6.5
DJ Shadow – Mongrel
2,6.5,6.5,6.5,2,6.5,3,5,6.5,5,3,5
2,6.5,6.5,6.5,2,6.5,4,5,6.5,5,4,3.5
John Denver – Leaving On A Jet Plane
Melody verses:
6,7,8.5,8,6,3,4,4,6,7,6,8.5,8,6,3,4,6,7
6,8.5,8,7,6,8.5,8,7,6, 7 ,6,7,8.5,8,6,3,3
4,6,7,6,8.5,8,6,3,3,4,4, 6 ,7
6,8.5,8,7,6,8.5,8,7,6,7
chorus:
10,10,8,10,8.5,8,6,10,8.5,8,10,8.5,8,6
10,8.5,8,10,8.5,8,7,6,7,10,10,10,6,11,10,8.5,10
10,8,10,8.5,8,6,4,3,10,8.5,8,7,6,7,[finale 6,5,4,3]
Worms Main Theme
8 – 9 – 10.5– – 12– – 12– – 11 – 10.5 – 9–
8 – 9 – 10.5 – 9–
8 – 9– – 8 – 9 – 10.5 – 6.5–
8 – 9– – 8 – 9 – 10.5 – 9–
Alan Walker – On My Way
10.5– – 12– – 10.5– – 12– – 11.5 – 10.5, – 9–
7.5, – 10.5– – 9, – 8– – 10.5– – 9– – 8, – 7.5—
8— – 6.5, – 6.5, – 7.5, – 8– – 7.5– – 10.5– – 7.5–
5 – 4.5— – 4.5, – 6.5– – 5– – 4.5– – 3.5– (x2)
12— – 12 – 11.5 – 10.5 – 12 – 11.5– – 11.5 – 10.5 – 9
9 – 10.5— – 10.5, – 9 – 8– – 9– – 9 – 8 – 7.5—
8– – 8– – 8 – 7.5 – 6.5 – 8 – 7.5– – 10.5– – 10.5–
5– – 6.5— – 6.5, – 5 – 4.5– – 5– – 3.5– – 3.5— (x2)
Boney M. – Rasputin
2 – 2 – 6.5, – 6.5, – 6.5, – 6.5– – 6.5
7 – 8 – 7 – 6.5, – 6.5–
3.5 – 4 – 5 – 5 – 5
3.5 – 4 – 5 – 5 – 4 – 3.5 – 2–
6.5, – 6.5, – 6.5, – 6.5, – 6.5, – 6.5-
6.5 – 7 – 8 – 7 – 6.5, – 6.5–
3.5, – 4 – 5 – 5 – 5
3.5, – 4 – 5 – 5 – 4 – 3.5, – 2–
2– – 3.5, – 4– – 5 – 6.5, – 7, – 6.5, – 5, – 4– – 2,
3.5, – 3.5, – 3.5– – 3.5, – 4, – 2, – 2, – 3.5–
2– – 3.5, – 4– – 5 – 6.5, – 7, – 6.5, – 5, – 4– – 2,
3.5– – 5, – 4— – 3.5, – 2—
9 – 9 – 8, – 8, – 8– – 7.5, – 7.5, – 7.5, – 7.5 – 6.5 – 5 – 4.5
8, – 8,– 8, – 7.5 – 7.5– – 6.5, – 6.5, – 5 – 6.5—
9 – 9 – 8, – 8, – 8– – 7.5, – 7.5, – 7.5, – 7.5 – 6.5 – 5 – 4.5
8, – 8, – 8, – 7.5 – 7.5- – 6.5, – 6.5, – 5 – 6.5—
Nena – 99 Red Balloons
6.5 -> 7.5, -> 5– -> 7.5 -> 6.5 -> 5, -> 3.5–
8,-8, – 8 – 8, – 8, -> 7.5 -> 6.5 -> 5–
6.5 -> 7.5, -> 5 -> 7.5– -> 6.5 -> 5, -> 3.5–
8, – 8, – 8, – 8, – 8, -> 7.5 -> 6.5 -> 5–
6.5 -> 7.5, -> 5– -> 7.5 -> 6.5 -> 5, -> 3.5–
3.5, -> 5, -> 3.5, -> 5, -> 8, – 8 -> 7.5 -> 6.5 -> 5
6.5 -> 7.5 -> 5 -> 7.5 -> 6.5 -> 5 -> 3.5–
8,-8, – 8,-8, – 8, – 8 -> 7.5 -> 6.5–
LOTR – Concerning Hobbits
4 -> 5 -> 6.5 – 8– -> 6.5– -> 5, -> 6.5, -> 5, -> 4–
6.5 -> 8 -> 9– – 11 -> 10.5– -> 8 -> 6.5– -> 7, -> 6.5, -> 5–
4 -> 5 -> 6.5 – 8 -> 6.5, -> 8, -> 6.5, -> 5 -> 4–
6.5 -> 8 -> 9– – 8 -> 6.5 – 6.5 -> 5– -> 4, -> 5, -> 4—
Sunstroke Project – Run away
8.5– – 8.5 – 8.5, – 8.5, – 7.5, – 8.5– – 8.5
8.5 – 8.5, – 8.5, – 7.5, – 8.5– – 8.5
10.5— – 8.5 – 7.5— – 6.5
4.5 – 4.5 – 6 – 6.5 – 4.5 (x2)
Vitas – 7th Element
10, – 8.5, – 10– – 8.5, – 7.5, – 8.5,
7.5, – 8.5, – 7.5— (x4)
10, – 8.5, – 10– – 8.5, – 7.5, – 8.5–
7.5, – 7, – 7.5– – 6 – 4.5 – 6—
10, – 8.5, – 10–
Tongue sound (x4)
K-391 & Alan Walker – Ignite
(Set to 2)
7.5, – 8.5, – 9 – 9 – 8.5 – 8.5
6.5, – 7.5, – 7.5 – 7.5,
7.5 – 7.5, – 7.5 – 7.5
8.5 – 8.5 – 8.5 – 9, – 9 – 9,
7.5, – 8.5, – 9 – 9 – 8.5 – 8.5
6.5, – 7.5, – 7.5 – 7.5,
11.5 – 10.5 – 9 – 8.5 – 6.5 – 7.5–
(Set to 1)
7.5, – 8.5, – 9 – 9 – 8.5 – 8.5
6.5, – 7.5, – 7.5 – 7.5,
7.5 – 7.5, – 7.5 – 7.5
8.5 – 8.5 – 8.5 – 9, – 9 – 9,
7.5, – 8.5, – 9 – 9 – 8.5 – 8.5
6.5, – 7.5, – 7.5 – 7.5,
11.5 – 10.5 – 9 – 8.5 – 6.5 – 7.5-
(Set to 2)
9 – 9, – 9 – 9, – 8.5– – 8.5 – 8.5,
7.5 – 7.5– – 7.5,
7.5, – 7.5– – 7.5 – 7.5, – 7.5 – 7.5,
8.5– – 8.5 – 8.5, – 9 – 9– – 9,
7.5, – 7.5–
9 – 9, – 9 – 9, – 8.5– – 8.5 – 8.5,
7.5 – 7.5– – 7.5,
11.5 – 10.5 – 9 – 8.5 – 6.5 – 7.5–
(Set to 1)
9, – 9–
9 – 9, – 9 – 9, – 8.5- – 8.5 – 8.5,
7.5 – 7.5- – 7.5,
7.5, – 7.5- – 7.5 – 7.5, – 7.5 – 7.5,
8.5- – 8.5 – 8.5, – 9 – 9- – 9,
7.5, – 7.5-
9 – 9, – 9 – 9, – 8.5- – 8.5 – 8.5,
7.5 – 7.5- – 7.5,
11.5 – 10.5 – 9 – 8.5 – 6.5 – 7.5-
Meduza, Becky Hill, Goodboys – Lose Control
1.5, – 3, – 4.5,
10 – 7 – 6 – 4.5–
3, – 4, – 4.5,
8.5, – 7.5, – 7.5, – 7, – 6–
4.5, – 6 – 6 – 4.5, – 3,
10 – 7 – 6 – 4.5–
3, – 4, – 4.5,
8.5, – 7.5– – 7, – 6–
4.5, – 6 – 6 – 4.5, – 1.5,
4.5– – 6– – 7, – 1.5, – 1.5,
4.5– – 6– – 7, – 1.5,
8.5, – 7.5– – 7– – 6, – 1.5,
8.5, – 7.5– – 7– – 6, – 1.5, – 1.5, (x3)
Spooky Scary Skeletons
7 – 7 – 6.5 – 6.5 – 2– – 4 – 2– – 2–
7, – 7- – 6.5 – 6.5 – 2—
7 – 7 – 6.5 – 6.5 – 2 – 4 – 2–
4 – 5 – 3.5 – 4 – 2–
A
ABBA – Dancing Queen
Choir
10.5-9-11 10.5-9-8-9-10.5 10.5
AC/DC – Thunderstruck
Guitar – very fast, attempt with caution!
2-4.5-2-6.5-2-4.5-2-6.5-2-4.5-2-6.5-2-4.5-2-6.5-2-4.5-2-6.5-2-5-2-7-2-5-2-7-2-5-2-7-2-5-2-7
Adele – Someone Like You
Vocals
Nevermind, I’ll find someone like you
8 8 8 7.5 7.5 7.5 6.5 7.5 7.5 8 6.5
I wish nothing but the best for you
6.5 7.5 8 5 5 8 7.5 7.5 8 6.5 8
Don’t forget me, I beg
10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 12 10.5
I remember you said
11 10.5 9 8 10.5 10.5 10.5 9 8 6.5
Sometimes it lasts in love
8 8 8 8 5 5
But sometimes it hurts instead
5 6.5 5 5 9 8 8
A-ha – Take On Me
Synth
5 5 3 1 1
4 4 4 6.5 6.5 7 8
7 7 7 4 2 5 5 5 4 4 5 4
Alt-J – Breezeblocks
Guitar
8 10 11 11 (repeats in verse)
When they sing “la la la la”: 11 11 10 10
Vocals
8-7-6-7-4 4 10 9 8 8
8-7-6-7-4 4 4 6-4 4
8-7-6-7-4 4 10 9 8 8
8-7-6-7-4 6-7-8-7-6
6-8-4-5-6 6-8-4-8-7-6
A$AP Rocky – Praise the Lord
Flute
11.5 11 11.5 11.5 11.5 11 8.5 10 8.5 10 6 6 4.5 3
A Tribe Called Quest – Award Tour
Organ
9 9 10.5 10 10 9 8.5 8.5 8 10 10 9
Synth
4.5 6-7-6 4.5 4-4.5-4-3
AWOLNATION – Sail
Synth
5 5 5 7 7 7 8 9 8 7 5
5 5 5 7 7 7 8 9 8 7 5
4 4 4 5 5 5 2 5 7 5 4
2 2 2 4 44 5 5 5 7 7 7
B
B52s – Rock Lobster
Guitar
3.5-4.5-5-4.5-3.5 8-6.5-8-7.5 (repeated)
Organ in verse
7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5
Organ in chorus:
7.5-7 7.5-7 9 9 7-4.5-7-7.5
9999999999 7.5 7.5 9-7 7.5 7.5
Bag Raiders – Shooting Stars
Synth lead
11.5 11.5-12 9-7.5 11.5 (repeated)
Bastille – Pompeii
Chant
11 11-8 11-8 10.5 10.5-8 10.5-8
10.5 10.5-8 10.5-8 9 9-8 9-8
Beatles – Lucy in The Sky With Diamonds
Keyboard Intro ( repeated)
5 8 12 7 12 8 6.5 8 12 8 6 12 11-10.5
Beatles – Norwegian Wood
Melody/ guitar
10.5 10.5-11.5 10.5 9 8.5
7.5 9 8.5 6.5 5 9 4.5 3.5
Beatles – Yellow Submarine
Verse Vocal
8.5 9 10.5 8.5 7.5 8.5 6.5
8.5 8.5 7.5 6.5 4.5 4.5 8.5 8.5 7.5
Chorus
10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5-11.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5
We all live in a yellow submarine,
7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
Beyonce – Halo
Vocal
8 8 8 9 9 9 10.5 8 8-6.5
8 8 8 8 8 5 4 3.5
5 7.5 8 8 8 7.5 8
Billie Eilish – bad guy
Synth
7-11 7 10.5-11-10.5 8.5
7-11 7 10.5-11-10.5 8.5
7-11 7 10.5-11-10.5 8.5
3-7 3 6.5-7-6.5 4.5
3-7 3 6.5-7-6.5 4.5
4-8 4 6.5 4 3 3
Bjork – Army Of Me
Bass Synth (loop)
1.5-3-1.5 8-7 3-4 4
Bjork – Human Behaviour
Bass drums
8 8-5-7 8 10 8-7-8 (loop)
Black Sabbath – Black Sabbath
Guitar (to get the higher note after the 7, switch your stylophone setting to a higher number e.g 1 >2 or 2 >3)
7 7 3.5-4-3.5-4-3.5-4-3.5
7 7 3.5
Black Sabbath – Iron Man
Guitar
2 4 4 5 5 7-6.5-7-6.5-7 4 4 5 5
Blondie – Call Me
Guitar 1(repeated)
6 6 6 6 6 6 7 6
6 6 6 6 6 6 3
Guitar 2 (comes in after one repeat of Guitar 1)
3-4 4 3-4 4 3-4 4 7 6
3-4 4 3-4 4 3-4 4 6 3
Melody
4 5 6 7 8 7 6 5
4 5 6 7 4
4 5 6 7 8 7 6 5
4 5 6 7 4
4 5 6 7 8-8.5-8
4 5 6 7 8-8.5-8
Chorus
11 11
11 11 10
8 10 7 6 7 6 7 6 4
Blondie – Heart of Glass
Melody
10.5 10.5 9 10.5 9 10.5 9
Once I had a love and it was a gas
7.5 7.5 7.5 6.5 6.5 6.5-5
Soon turned out had a heart of glass
10.5 10.5 9 10.5 9 10.5 9 7.5 -6-3.5
Seemed like the real thing, only to find
7.5 7.5 7.5 6.5 6.5 6.5-5
Mucho mistrust, love’s gone behind
Chorus
11-9-8
In between
10-11-10-11-10-11-12-11-10-8
What I find is pleasing and I’m feeling fine
10-11-10-11-10-11-12-11-10-7
Love is so confusing, there’s no peace of mind
10-11-10-11-10-11-12-11-10-11-10.5-11
If I fear I’m losing you, it’s just no good
11 11-10.5-11 12-11
You teasing like you do
Blossoms – Charlemagne
Keyboard
11-10-11-12-11-10-8 12 11 12 7 11 10 6 8 10 7
11-10-11-12-11-10-8 12 11 12 7 11 10 6 8 10 7
Blur – Song 2
Guitar
Riff (repeats in verse)
6 6 4.5 4.5 4.5 7.5 7.5 8.5 10 10 10
Chorus:
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5
10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 7.5 7.5 10.5
Lick: 7.5-6-7.5-6 7.5 7.5 8.5 10
Boney M – Rasputin
Guitar and verse melody
3 7 7 7 7.5-8.5-7.5 7 7 4-4.5 6 6 6 4-4.5 6 4-4.5 3
Chorus
10 10 8.5 8.5 8.5 8 8 8 8 7 6 5
8.5 8.5 8.5 8 8 7 7 6 7
BORNS – Electric Love
Guitar riff
8 8 8 9 9 9 6.5 6.5 6.5
6.5-5-3.5-5-3.5-2
Bring Me the Horizon – Sleepwalking
Intro
4 3-4 1.5-3 3-1.5-3-1 6 1-1.5-1 6-5-6
Britney Spears – Toxic
Violin
3 3-4.5-4-3-4-4.5 4.5-4-3
7-4-4.5-4-3
Bruno Mars – Just The Way You Are
Chorus
When I see your face
3 3 6 7 8
There’s not a thing that I would change
6 6 7 8 7 6 7 6
Cause you’re amazing
6 6 7 8 7
Just the way you are
8.5 8 6 7 6
Buzzcocks – Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve?)
Verse Melody
10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 11.5 10.5 7.5
10.5 10.5 10.5 11.5 12 11.5 10.5-9 9 10.5 10.5-9
Chorus:
3.5 3.5 3.5 2 2 2 4.5 4.5 4.5
Ever fallen in love with someone? Ever fallen in
3.5 3.5 3.5 2 2 2 4.5 4.5 4.5 5
love? In love with someone Ever fallen in love?
6.5 6.5 5 4 5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 4 5 2
In love with someone you shouldn’t’ve fallen in love with?
Guitar with effects
7.5 10.5 9 5 5 6.5 5
C
Caesar’s – Jerk It Out
Organ
7.5-9-7.5-9 9 7.5 6.5-8.5-6.5 5 9 9
Calvin Harris and Rag n’ Bone Man – Giant
Bass
8 7.5 6.5 9 10.5 9-7.5 6.5-5 (repeats in verse)
Vocal
6.5-5 3.5-5
6.5-5 3.5-2 3.5-5
7.5-6.5-5 9-7.5-6.5
Calvin Harris – It Was Acceptable in the 80s
Synth lead
5 4-8-7 5-8-7-5-9 11 9
The Caretaker – It’s just a Burning Memory
3.5, 2, 4.5, 3.5, 2-3.5-4.5-6.5-5-9-5-4, 3.5 8-7.5-6.5-6-6.5-7.5-4.5-6.5, 3.5-5 7.5-6.5-5-4.5-5-6.5-3.5-5-4.5, 7.5-7-6.5
Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe
Violin
5 9 6.5 6.5 7 5 5 9 6.5 6.5
Violin “lick” – occasional fast phrase at the end of the first part
7-6.5-5-4 7-6.5-5-4
Carly Rae Jepsen – Run Away With Me
Saxophone
6.5-11.5-8.5-10.5 11.5-8.5-7.5 6.5-8.5-7.5
Cats Musical – Overture
Intro
9-8.5-8 10.5-10-9-8.5-8
9-8.5-8 10.5-10-9-8.5 6
CeeLo Green – Forget You
Piano
7 8 10 7 8 4 4 5 6 6 7 3
Chainsmokers – Closer
7.5 8.5 8.5 7.5 7.5 8.5 8.5 7.5 7.5 10 10 7.5 8.5 8.5
Chemical Brothers – Do It Again
Synth
7 7 6 7 7.5 7.5 7 4.5 4.5 4.5 3
CHIC – Le Freak
Guitar
8 8 7-8 10 10 8 10 8 11 11 11 10 10 10
Childish Gambino – Redbone
Melody
4-8 7 6 5 3 1-4
3-4 6 10 8 5-6-7 6
4-8 7 6 5 3 1-4
3-4 6 10 8 5-7 6 4
Coolio – Gangsta’s Paradise
Choir
10-11.5-11-10-9-10-11-11.5
Cream – Sunshine Of Your Love
Melody
10 – 10 – 8.5 – 10 – 7 – 6.5 – 6 – 3 – 4.5 – 3
CRX – Broken Bones
Guitar riff
4-6-11-4 4-6-11-4
4-6-11-4 4-6-11-4-6-7
Curtis Mayfield – Move on Up
Brass
9 9-8 6.5 4-6.5 2
D
Darude – Sandstorm
Synth (you can play each grouping of notes once instead of tapping the stylophone very fast)
22222 2222222 5555555 4444444 1 22222 5 22222
22222 2222222 5555555 4444444 1 22222 22222 5 22222
Dave Brubeck – Take Five
Piano
4.5-6.5 4.5-6.5 1.5 3.5 (repeated)
David Bowie – Heroes
Synth/ Guitar
8 6.5-9-8
David Bowie – Life on Mars
Vocals (lyrics line below each stylophone line)
Verse
6 7 8 8.5 8 7 6 8
It’s a god awful small affair
6 7 8 8.5 8 7 8 6.5
To the girl with the mousy hair
7 8 8.5 10 8.5 8 7 8.5
But her mummy is yelling no
7 8 8.5 10 8.5 8 7 8.5 8
And her daddy has told her to go
8 8.5 10 11 10 8.5 8 8.5 10
But her friend is nowhere to be seen
8 8.5 10 11 10 8.5 8 8.5
Now she walks through her sunken dream
8.5 10 11 11.5 11 10 8.5 11
To the seat with the clearest view
10 11 10 7 7 8 8.5 8
And she’s hooked to the silver screen
Pre Chorus
7.5 8.5 10 10.5 10 8.5 7.5 10
But the film is a saddening bore
7.5 8.5 10 10.5 10 8.5 7.5 (To hit the “more” note right switch from 2 to 3 on the pitch) 6
For she’s lived it ten times or more
3.5 4.5 6 6.5 6 4.5 3.5 6
She could spit in the eyes of fools
3.5 4.5 6 6.5 6 4.5 3.5 3.5-8.5-6
As they ask her to focus on sailors
Chorus
4.5 4.5 4.5 4 1.5 3
Fighting in the dance hall
8.5 6 4.5 4.5 4 3 4 3
Oh man, look at those cavemen go
3 3 3-4-3 6 4.5-4-3
It’s the freakiest show
1.5 1.5 1.5 3 1.5-8.5-6
Take a look at the lawman
4.5 4.5 4.5 4 1.5 3
Beating up the wrong guy
8.5 6 4.5 4.5 4 3 4 3
Oh man, wonder if he’ll ever know
3 3 3-4-3 6 4.5-4-3
He’s in the best selling show
1.5 1.5 1.5 3 1.5-8.5(long!)-6-4.5 4
Is there life on Mars?
(Verses and choruses after this are similar to those before, just different words)
David Bowie – Space Oddity
Stylophone (hold the notes – each line corresponds to a line in the song)
3 2
3 2
3 4
3 2
3 2
3 4
Chorus: There are many layers of stylophone but here are prominent parts:
5 4 3 4 3 (repeated)
with the verse stylophone underneath it:
3 2
3 2
3 4
Vocals:
3 3 3 3 4 3 2
3 3 3 3 4 3 2
3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3
3 3 3 4 3 2
The man who sold the world (David Bowie)
main riff
5 5 5 4 5 6 5 4
verse
5 4 3 2 1 2 (we passed upon the stairs)
2 4 4 6 4 5 (we spoke of was and when)
5 4 3 2 1 2 (although I wasn’t there)
2 4 4 6 4 5 (he said I was his friend)
5 7 7 6 5 4 (which came as some surprise)
4 8 8 7 6 5 (i spoke into his eyes)
5 5 5 6 5 3 (I though you died alone)
5 4 3 3 4 2 (a long long time ago)
chorus
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 (*2)
8 7 8 7 (oh no not me)
7 7 7 6 6 7 5 (i never lost control)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8(*2)
8 7 8 7 (you’re face to face)
7 7 7 6 6 7 5 (with the man who sold the world)
order :
main riff (x6)
verse
chorus
verse
chorus (x2)
main riff (*repeat as many time as needed)
Dead Or Alive – You Spin Me Right Round (Like a Record)
Vocal in chorus
6.5 6.5 6.5-8 8 5 5 9 8
6.5 6.5 9 9 8 5 5 9 8
Deep Purple – Smoke on the Water
Guitar
3 4.5 6 3 4.5 6.5-6 3 4.5 6 4.5 3
Denzel Curry – CLOUT COBAIN
Synth
6-3.5-6.5 4.5 4.5-6 3-3.5
Denzel Curry – Ultimate
Piano
Intro
9 9 9 9 9 4.5 7 8.5
9 9 9 9 9 4.5 7 8.5
9 9 9 9 9 4.5 7 8.5
7.5 7.5 7.5 7 4.5
Verse
11.5 9 10.5 8.5 11.5 9 10.5 8.5 11.5 9 10.5 8.5 11.5 9 10.5
DEVO – Whip It
Synth
11 8 5 repeated
whilst Guitar plays:
8 8 9 10 11 repeated
Dick Dale – Misirilou (Pump It by Black Eyed Peas has the same guitar line)
Guitar
6-6.5-8-8.5-10-10.5-12-10.5-10 10-9-8-7-6
10.5-10-10.5-10-8.5 10-8.5-10-8.5-8-6-8
10-10.5-10-10.5-8 8.5-8-8.5-8-6.5-6
Dio – Holy Diver
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4.5 3 3 3 3 4 4.5 1.5
Disturbed – Down with The Sickness
Guitar
1-1.5-1-3-1 1-1.5-1-3-1 1-1.5-1-1.5
Doctor Who – Theme
10-9 11 9 9 7 2 4 3-2 1-2
Doom Soundtrack – E1M1
Synth
5 4 3 1.5 1.5-2-3 5 4 3 1.5
Doors – Break On Through To The Other Side
Organ
5 2 4 1 5 2 2 4 1 5 2 4 1 5 2 2 4 1
4 4 4 4 5
Some organ licks played during the song (use the high setting on the stylophone)
5 6-7 7 5-7 7 5 5-7 5
7 7 9 9 9 8 6.5
7-9 7-9 7-9 5-7-5-7-5
Dr D.R.E – Still D.R.E
Piano
8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5
Synth lick (occasionally): 3-4.5-3-4.5-6
E
Easy Life – Nightmares
Brass
1.5 8 11 8-7 4-3-1.5
1.5 8 11 8-7 4-3
Ed Sheeran – Sing
Vocal
Pre Chorus
6.5 6.5-11.5 6.5 7.5 7.5 6.5-7.5 6.5-11.5 6.5 7.5
6.5 6.5-11.5 6.5 7.5 7.5 6.5-7.5 6.5-11.5 6.5 7.5
11.5-10.5-9-7.5-9-11.5
11.5-10.5-9-7.5-9-11.5
Chorus
4.5-6.5-4.5-8.5-7.5-6.5-4.5-3.5-4.5-6.5-4.5-8.5-7.5
Eminem & Nate Dogg – ‘Till I Collapse
Organ
3.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 6.5 7.5 8 7.5
3.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 6.5 7.5 5
Ennio Morricone – The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
8-11-8-11-8 6-7-4
8-11-8-11-8 6-7-10
8-11-8-11-8 6-5-4-3
8-11-8-11-8 7 4 4
Europe – Final Countdown
Synth
10.5 9 10.5 6.5 11 10.5 11 10.5 9 11 10.5 11 6.5 7.5 9 8 9 8 7.5
Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams
Synth
10 10 11.5 11.5 7.5 7.5 10 10 7 7 8.5 10 repeated
F
Fifty Cent – In Da Club
Violin
8 7.5 7.5 8 6.5 7.5
Fitz and the Tantrums – The Walker
Whistle
8 7 6 4 6 7 8 7 6 4
4 6 7 8 7 6 10 8
8 7 6 4 6 7 8 7 6 4
4 4 4 4 4 7 6
Flaming Lips – Do You Realize??
Vocals/Orchestra
1-3-5 5-4-7-5 4-5-4-3-4-5-4-3 (repeat)
Foals – My Number
Guitar
5 5 4.5 3.5 4.5 3.5
2 3.5 5 5 3.5 3.5
Foo Fighters – The Pretender
Intro
1 3 5 8-9-8-5-3 1 2 3 4 2-3-2-1.5
Riff
5 5 6.5-5 7-5-8-5 (repeats)
Fortnite Default Dance
6 7.5 8.5 8.5 7.5
6 7.5 8.5 8.5 7.5 6 4.5 6
8.5 7.5 6 4.5 6
Foster The People – Pumped Up Kicks
Vocals (chorus)
7-6 6-4.5 4.5 3-1.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 6 6 6 7 6
Guitar
4 4 4 5 6 6 7 8 10 10 10 8 7 7 7 5
Frank Valli & The Four Seasons – I Just Can’t Take My Eyes Off You
Intro (brass and guitar)
8.5-8
6.5-5-4.5-5-6.5-7.5-6.5-5-4.5-5-6.5-7.5
Fray – How To Save A Life
Piano
8.5 6 6 6 4 6
10 6 6 6 4 6
11 6 6 6 4 6
8 6 6 10 6 6
fun. and Janelle Monae – Tonight We Are Young
Chorus
6 6-3-1 6
6-5-4-5-4
6 6 6 7-8 4-8.5 8.5 4 4-8.5 8.5
8.5-8 8-8.5-8-7-8-7-6-5
Future – Mask Off
Flute
4-8-6-7 7-8-7-6 5-4-3-4
G
Gary Numan – Cars
Synth
11-10.5 7-8 8 (repeat 4x)
6.5-7 9-7 6.5-7 9-7
George Ezra – Shotgun
Melody
11 10 8 7-6 7-8-7-6
Time flies by in the yellow and green
3-4 6 3-4 6 4 8-7
Stick around and you’ll see what I mean
11 10 8 7-6 7-8-7-6
There’s a mountain-top that I’m dreamin’ of
3-4 6 3-4 6 4 8-7
If you need me you know where I’ll be
7-8-7 4 6 6 7-8-7 4 6 6
I’ll be ridin’ shotgun underneath the hot sun
7-8-7 4 6 6 8-7
Feelin’ like a someone
Ghostbusters – Ray Parker Jnr
9 9 11.5 9 10.5 8
9 9 9 8 9
9 9 11.5 9 10.5 8
9 9 9 8 9
Gorillaz – Feel Good Inc
Bass
2 2-3.5-4 7 6.5 5 5-7-6.5 4 2
Gorillaz – On Melancholy Hill
Synth
4 8 4 8 4 8 4 3.5 8 3.5 8 3.5
Gotye, Kimbra – Somebody That I Used To Know
Xylophone
3 3 7 7 8 8.5 10 8 7
6 6 5 5 4 4 3
3 3 7 7 8 8.5 10 8 7
4 4 5 4 4
4-8
Vocal in chorus
4 4-6 6-4 8.5 8 8
But you didn’t have to cut me off
8 8 8 7 7 7 10 10 10 10 8.5-8 7 7-6
Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing
4 4-6 6-4 8.5 8 8
And I don’t even need your love
7-8 8 8 6-7 7 7 7 6 4
But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough
4 4-6 6-4 8.5 8 8
No, you didn’t have to stoop so low
8 8 8 7 7 7 10 10 10 10 8.5-8 7 7-6
Have your friends collect your records and then change your number
4 4-6 6-4 8.5 8 8
I guess that I don’t need that though
7-8 8 8 6-7 7 7 7 6 4
Now you’re just somebody that I used to know
7-8 8 8 6-7 7 7 7 6 4
Now you’re just somebody that I used to know
7-8 8 8 6-7 7 7 7 6 4
Now you’re just somebody that I used to know
Grouplove – Tongue Tied
Synth/ Melody
3 4.5 6 7 6 4.5 3
3 4.5 6 7 6 4.5 3 4.5 4
Gym Class Heroes – Stereo Hearts
My heart’s a stereo
8 7.5 6.5 5 4 3.5
It beats for you so listen close
5 6.5 5 4 3.5 2 3.5
Hear my thoughts in every no-o-o-te
5 6.5 5 4 3.5 2 3.5 5 2
Make me your radio
8 7.5 6.5 5 4 3.5
And turn me up when you feel low
5 6.5 5 4 3.5 2 3.5
This melody was meant for you
5 5 6.5 5 4 3.5 2 3.5
Just sing along to my stereo
3.5 5 6.5 5 4 3.5 3.5 2 1
H
half-alive – still feel.
Vocals (oohs)
2-4-2-6-4.5
Chorus
6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5-5-4-2
9-11-10.5-9
6.5-5-4-5-6.5
Happy Mondays – Step On
Piano
7 8 8 7 8 7 8 9 8 7 8 8 7 8 7 8 6.5 7
Harry Potter – Hedwig’s Theme
Celesta
2 5 7-6.5-5 9 8 6.5
2 5 7-6.5-4.5 6 3
2 5 7-6.5-5 9 11-10.5-10-7.5
10-9-8.5-2 7 5
HONNE – la la la that’s how it goes
Intro:
4.5-6.5 5-4.5-5
Verse:
4.5 4.5 4.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5
5 5 5 5 5 5
5 5 5 4.5. 4.5 4.5 4.5
6 6 6 5 5 5 5
Chorus:
2 3.5 3.5
2 3.5 4.5 3.5 2 2
Hoosiers – Goodbye Mr A
Intro organ
11.5-11 10.5-11-10.5-9 9-8.5 7.5-8.5-7.5-4
Hot Butter – Popcorn
9 8 9 6.5 4 6.5 2
9 8 9 6.5 4 6.5 2
9 10.5 11 10.5 11 9 10.5 9 10.5
8 9 8 9 7 9
Human League – Don’t You Want Me
Synth Bass
8 8 5-7-8 8 5 7 10 8 8 5-7-8 11-12-11-10-9-8
I
Iggy Azalea – Fancy
Bass Synth (listen for the rythmn)
7 7 4.5 4 3 7 7 4.5 4 3
Iggy Pop – The Passenger
Guitar
5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7
5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4
Imagine Dragons – I Don’t Know Why
Synth
4-9-10 4-9-10 4-9-10 4-9-10
5-9-10 5-9-10 5-9-10 5-9-10
6-9-10 6-9-10 6-9-10 6-9-10
Indiana Jones Theme
Brass
5-6-7 10
4-5-6
7-8-9
6 3 1 3 4 5
Inspiral Carpets – Saturn 5
Organ
7-12-7-12-7-12-7-11-7 7-11-7-11-7-10-7
Iron Maiden – The Trooper
Guitar
12 12 12 11 9 11 11 11 10 8 10 10 10 9 7 11-9-11-12
J
Jack Stauber – Buttercup
Chorus melody
4 4 4 4 5 6.5 5 4 2 1 4 2 7 6.5
Jay-Z – Ni**as in Paris
Synth
6 3 7.5 7 3 6 3 10
Joan Jett – I Love Rock ‘N Roll
Guitar
5 5 5 5 7 8 8 9 9 7 5 5 5 5 7 8 8 9 9 7
Guitar lead: 12-11 9 8-7
Vocal in chorus:
5 7 5 4 5 5 5 5 6.5 7 6.5 7 6.5
5 7 5 4 5 5 5 5 6.5 7 6.5 5
Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart
Melody
5-6.5-7-6.5-5-4-2-4-1
Judas Priest – Breaking the Law
Guitar riff
8 9 10 8 9 10 8 9 10 6 7 8 6 7 8 7 10 9
Juice WRLD – Lucid Dreams
Guitar
8 3.5 8 7.5 3.5 7.5 6.5 2 6.5 6.5 6
8 4 8 7.5 3.5 7.5 6.5 2 6.5 6.5 6
2 6.5 2 8 6.5 2 5 3.5 7.5 6
6.5 5 4 3.5 2 3.5
Jurassic Park Theme
Orchestral
8.5 8 8.5 6 4.5 8.5 8 8.5 6 4.5 8.5 8 8.5 6 1.5 7.5
K
Kansas – Carry On My Wayward Son
Choir
5 7 7 10 9 7 7-8-7-6
5 7 7 10 9 7 5-4
5 7 7 10 9 7 7-8-7-6
5 3 5 4-3.5-3 3
Guitar riff
5-4-5-7 5-4-5-8 9-11 9-8-7 8 4 8 3.5
Kanye West – Black Skinhead
6 6-7.5-8.5 4.5 4.5-6.5-6 1.5 6.5-6-1.5
Kanye West – I Wonder
(find your dreams come true) 5,4,3,4,2
(and I wonder) 3,4,5,4
(if you know) 3,4,9
(what it means, what it means) 7,8,12 7,8,12
Repeat x2 Starting From “and I wonder”
(and I wonder) 3,4,5,4
(if you know) 3,4,9
(what it means) 7,8,12
(to find your dreams come true) 5,12,11,10,11,9
Kasabian – Fire
Chorus
10-8.5-10-11.5-10 8.5-10-8.5-7
7-6-7 6-4 1.5-3-1.5-3
Kate Bush – Running up that Hill
8.5 7 4.5 8.5 4 3
8.5 7 8.5 3 7 4.5
Katy Perry – Hot N Cold
Chorus
4 7 7 7 7
4 7 7 7 7
4-8 8 9 5 5-8 8-9 5-4
Kendrick Lamar – HUMBLE
Piano
11.5 11.5 12 11.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 12
Ke$ha – We R who We R
4.5 4.5 7.5 7.5 7 7 10
Kid Cudi – Day ‘N’ Nite
Synth
2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 7 7 6.5 6.5 5 5 4 4
Kinks – You Really Got Me
Guitar (repeated)
7-8 8 7-8 7-8 8 7-8
Melody
8 8-10-8-10-8 7-8
Girl, you really got me goin’
8 10-11 11.5-11 10-8 10-8 7-8 8
You got me so I don’t know what I’m doin’
8 8-10-11-10-8-7-8
Yeah, you really got me now
8 10-11 11.5-11 10-8 10-8
You got me so I can’t sleep at night
4 4 6 4 6 4 3-4
Yeah, you really got me now
4 6-7-7.5-7-6-4-6-4-3-4 4
You got me so I don’t know what I’m doin’, now
7 7-8.5-7-8.5-7-6-7
Oh yeah, you really got me now
7-8.5-7-8.5-7-8.5-7-8.5-7
You got me so I can’t sleep at night
Kraftwerk – Pocket Calculator
Synth (repeat)
7.5-8.5 6 6 4.5 7.5-8.5 11.5 11.5-11
Stylophone
1.5-6 4.5 4.5-4
Kraftwerk – Radioactivity
Bass Synth (8th note pattern) is repeated
8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 (x8)
6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 (x8)
Piano melody
6 8.5 8.5 6 8.5 6 8.5 10.5 10 8.5
6 6.5 6.5 3.5 6.5 3.5 6.5 8.5 7.5 6.5
Kraftwerk – The Model
Synth (repeat)
8 8-10-8-10-8 5 5-7-5-7
Lead Synth/ Vocal
8 8 8-10-9-8-9 7-5
L
Lady Gaga – Bad Romance
Intro
3-4-5-3-6-5-6-5-4 2-3-4 4-5 5 5 5-4-3
3-4-5-3-6-5-6-5-4 2-3-4 4-5 5 5 5-4-3
1 1 5 5-6-5 1 1 5 5-6-5 1 1 5 5-6-5 3 3 1 3-1 3
Lady Gaga – Poker Face
Synth riff
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3.5-2 3.5-2
4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 5-4.5 5-4.5
Chorus:
9-8.5 6.5 9-8.5 6.5
6.5 4.5-5-4.5 4.5 4.5-6.5 6.5
8.5-9-8.5 6.5 8.5-9-8.5 6.5
La Roux – Bulletproof
Synth
4.5 6.5-7.5 3.5 3.5-4.5 3.5 3.5-2 6.5
La Roux – In For The Kill
Vocals
11.5 9 10.5 10.5 9 11.5 10.5
11.5 10.5
10.5 9 10.5 1o.5 9 10.5 7.5
Chorus
11.5 10.5 9 9 10.5 9 7.5
11.5 7.5 7.5 9 10.5 10.5-11.5-10.5 9
11.5 11.5 7.5 9 10.5 10.5
9 10.5 9 10.5 1o.5 9 10.5 7.5
LCD Soundsystem – Dance Yrself Clean
Synth
7.5-2-5-2-7.5-2-5-2-7.5-2-5-2-7.5-2-5-2 7.5 3.5 7.5 3.5 7.5 3.5 7.5 3.5
Bass Synth
5 5 5 5 5 5 6.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 9
Led Zeppelin – Black Dog
Guitar
5 7-7.5-8 5 10 8 11- 12 10 11-10-8 10 8 7-8 8 4-5 3-4 1
5 7-7.5-8 5 10 8 11- 12 10 11-10-8 10 8 7-8 8 4-5 3-4 1
2-4-4.5-5-2-7-5 2-4-4.5-5-2-7-5 2-4-4.5-5-4-5-7-5
5 7-7.5-8 5 10 8 11- 12 10 11-10-8 10 8 7-8 8 4-5 3-4 1
Led Zeppelin – Stairway To Heaven
Guitar
1 3 5 8 9 5 3 9 10 5 3 10 6.5 4 1 6.5 5 7 7 8 8
Led Zeppelin – Whole Lotta Love
Guitar
5 55 55 1-2-4-2-4
Vocals
4 4 4 4-5
Lil Jon – Turn Down For What
Vocal
12 12-10 9 9-10-5
Linkin Park – In The End
Piano
4.5 8.5 6.5 6 6 6 6-6.5
Linkin Park – Numb
Piano
3.5 5 3.5 6.5 8 7.5 3.5 5 3.5 8 7.5 5
Lizzo – Truth Hurts
Piano
3 10 7 10 3 8 5 8
Lord of The Rings – Concerning Hobbits
Flute
4-5-6.5-8-6.5-5-4
6.5-8-9-11-10.5-8-6.5-7-6.5-5
4-5-6.5-8-6.5-5-4-5-4
6.5-8-9-9-9-8 6.5-8-6.5 5-4
M
Madcon – Beggin
Vocal
7-6 7-6-7 4-6 5
Beggin’, beggin’ you
7 7 6 6 5 5 6-5-4
Put your lovin’ hand out, baby
Madonna – Material Girl
Synth
1.5-6-5-4-3 3
1.5-6-5-4 8 7
1.5-6-5-4-3 3
1.5-6-4-3
Vocals:
5 6 5 6 7 8 7 8
8.5 8.5 8 7 7 4 5
5 6 5 6 7 8 7 8
6 6 5 6 5 3
Major Lazer – Lean On
Vocal (chorus)
8-8.5 7 8-8.5 4 8-8.5 7 7 8-8.5 4
Mamas and the Papas – California Dreamin
To get a good harmony effect, 2 stylophones can play the two different vocal parts.
Vocal 2 is lined up to when it comes alongside Vocal 1
Vocal 1
4 5 4 3 4–3–1.5 4 5 4 3 1
Vocal 2
6 6 5 5 4 4 4 3.5
MARINA – Bubblegum Bitch
Synth
10-8.5-7.5 4.5-6-7 (repeat)
Guitar in verse:
3 3 3 3 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Marvin Gaye and Tamil Terrel- Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
Chorus
9 9 9 8 8 6.5
Ain’t no mountain high enough
9 9 9 8 8 6.5
Ain’t no valley low enough
9 9 11 9 8 8 6.5
Ain’t no river wide enough
6.5 5 5 5 4 6.5 7
To keep me from getting to you, babe
Massive Attack – Teardrop
Vocal
8.5 8.5 8.5 6 7
Love, love is a verb
4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5-6-4.5-3.5 1.5
Love is a doing word
1.4-7.5-4.5 4.5-4-4.5-6
Feathers on my breath
MC Hammer – U Can’t Touch This
Synth
4 3 2 1 9 10 4 3 2 1 7 8
Megadeth – Symphony of Destruction
Guitar
10-9 9 10-9 9 6-7-6
Megan Thee Stallion – Savage
Synth
10.5 10.5 10.5 11 (repeat)
Metallica – Enter Sandman
Guitar
5 7 2-1 5 7 2-1 5 7 2-1 7-5-6.5-5-6.5-
Metallica – For Whom The Bell Toll
Guitar
11-10.5-10-9
7-6.5-11 4-3.5
Metallica – Master of Puppets
Intro
5 11 10.5 10
Riff
12 12 11.5 11.5 11 10.5 10 9 9 8.5 8.5 8 7.5 7 6.5 (repeated)
Second part of riff
9 9 10 10 10.5 10.5 10 10 9 9 10 10 7-6.5-5 7-6.5-5 7-6.5
MGMT – Kids
Melody
1 2 3.5 5 6.5-7.5-6.5 5 3.5 2
1 2 3.5 5 6.5-7.5-6.5 5 3.5
Bass
6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5
4 4 4 4
8 8 8 8
5 5 5 5
Michael Jackson – Beat It
Bass/ guitar riff
5-7-9-7-5 6.5-5-4 4
Michael Jackson – Smooth Criminal
Bass Synth
8 8 8 7 8 9 9 8 9 10 10 9-10-9 7 8
Mission Impossible Theme
Piano riff
7 7 8.5 10 7 7 6 6.5 (repeat)
Melody
8.5-7-4
8.5-7-3.5
8.5-7-3 1.5 3
Monkees – Daydream Believer
Organ
1-7 7 6.5 6.5 5
Motorhead – Ace of Spades
Bass
4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 8.5 8 7.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 8.5 8 7.5
Muse – New Born
Synth Intro
9 7 5 7 9 7 5 7 9 6.5 4.5 6.5 9 6.5 4.5 6.5 4.5
9 7 5 7 9 7 5 7 9 6.5 4.5 6.5 9 6.5 4.5 6.5 4.5
9 7 5 7 9 7 5 7 9 10 9 7 9 10 9 7 9
9 7 4 7 9 7 4 7 9 6.5 4.5 6.5 9 6.5 4.5 6.5 4.5
Riff
4 4 4 6 4 6 6.5
7 7 7 7 8.5 7 8.5 9
10 3 3 10 3 3 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8
8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Muse – Uprising
Synth
8-6-4-1-1.5-3-1.5-1
8-5-3.5-1-8.5-10-8.5-8
M
Madcon – Beggin
Vocal
7-6 7-6-7 4-6 5
Beggin’, beggin’ you
7 7 6 6 5 5 6-5-4
Put your lovin’ hand out, baby
Madonna – Material Girl
Synth
1.5-6-5-4-3 3
1.5-6-5-4 8 7
1.5-6-5-4-3 3
1.5-6-4-3
Vocals:
5 6 5 6 7 8 7 8
8.5 8.5 8 7 7 4 5
5 6 5 6 7 8 7 8
6 6 5 6 5 3
Major Lazer – Lean On
Vocal (chorus)
8-8.5 7 8-8.5 4 8-8.5 7 7 8-8.5 4
Mamas and the Papas – California Dreamin
To get a good harmony effect, 2 stylophones can play the two different vocal parts.
Vocal 2 is lined up to when it comes alongside Vocal 1
Vocal 1
4 5 4 3 4–3–1.5 4 5 4 3 1
Vocal 2
6 6 5 5 4 4 4 3.5
MARINA – Bubblegum Bitch
Synth
10-8.5-7.5 4.5-6-7 (repeat)
Guitar in verse:
3 3 3 3 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Marvin Gaye and Tamil Terrel- Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
Chorus
9 9 9 8 8 6.5
Ain’t no mountain high enough
9 9 9 8 8 6.5
Ain’t no valley low enough
9 9 11 9 8 8 6.5
Ain’t no river wide enough
6.5 5 5 5 4 6.5 7
To keep me from getting to you, babe
Massive Attack – Teardrop
Vocal
8.5 8.5 8.5 6 7
Love, love is a verb
4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5-6-4.5-3.5 1.5
Love is a doing word
1.4-7.5-4.5 4.5-4-4.5-6
Feathers on my breath
MC Hammer – U Can’t Touch This
Synth
4 3 2 1 9 10 4 3 2 1 7 8
Megadeth – Symphony of Destruction
Guitar
10-9 9 10-9 9 6-7-6
Megan Thee Stallion – Savage
Synth
10.5 10.5 10.5 11 (repeat)
Metallica – Enter Sandman
Guitar
5 7 2-1 5 7 2-1 5 7 2-1 7-5-6.5-5-6.5-
Metallica – For Whom The Bell Toll
Guitar
11-10.5-10-9
7-6.5-11 4-3.5
Metallica – Master of Puppets
Intro
5 11 10.5 10
Riff
12 12 11.5 11.5 11 10.5 10 9 9 8.5 8.5 8 7.5 7 6.5 (repeated)
Second part of riff
9 9 10 10 10.5 10.5 10 10 9 9 10 10 7-6.5-5 7-6.5-5 7-6.5
MGMT – Kids
Melody
1 2 3.5 5 6.5-7.5-6.5 5 3.5 2
1 2 3.5 5 6.5-7.5-6.5 5 3.5
Bass
6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5
4 4 4 4
8 8 8 8
5 5 5 5
Michael Jackson – Beat It
Bass/ guitar riff
5-7-9-7-5 6.5-5-4 4
Michael Jackson – Billie Jean
6.5-3.5-5
6.5-5-3.5
2-3.5
Michael Jackson – Smooth Criminal
Bass Synth
8 8 8 7 8 9 9 8 9 10 10 9-10-9 7 8
Mission Impossible Theme
Piano riff
7 7 8.5 10 7 7 6 6.5 (repeat)
Melody
8.5-7-4
8.5-7-3.5
8.5-7-3 1.5 3
Monkees – Daydream Believer
Organ
1-7 7 6.5 6.5 5
Motorhead – Ace of Spades
Bass
4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 8.5 8 7.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 8.5 8 7.5
Muse – New Born
Synth Intro
9 7 5 7 9 7 5 7 9 6.5 4.5 6.5 9 6.5 4.5 6.5 4.5
9 7 5 7 9 7 5 7 9 6.5 4.5 6.5 9 6.5 4.5 6.5 4.5
9 7 5 7 9 7 5 7 9 10 9 7 9 10 9 7 9
9 7 4 7 9 7 4 7 9 6.5 4.5 6.5 9 6.5 4.5 6.5 4.5
Riff
4 4 4 6 4 6 6.5
7 7 7 7 8.5 7 8.5 9
10 3 3 10 3 3 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8
8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Muse – Uprising
Synth
8-6-4-1-1.5-3-1.5-1
8-5-3.5-1-8.5-10-8.5-8
N
Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit
Guitar
6 6 6 8.5 8.5 8.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 10.5 10.5 10.5
Noisestorm – Crab Rave
Piano/organ (repeats before the drop)
7 7 6 6 6 8 8 8.5 8.5 8.5 8
Steel Drum (the drop)
4.5 9 7.5 7.5
4.5 4.5 8.5 6.5 6.5
4.5 4.5 8.5 6.5 6.5
3.5 3.5 6.5 6.5 6 4.5
N.W.A – Express Yourself
Bass
11.5 4.5 4.5 7 7.5 8.5 7 4.5 7.5 7.5-7-6 8.5 8.5
O
Oliver Tree – Alien Boy
Guitar/synth interlude
7.5-8.5-7.5 4.5-6 7.5-8.5-7 4.5 6
7.5-8.5-7.5 4.5-6 7.5-8.5-7.5
7.5-8.5-7.5 4.5-6 7.5-8.5-7 4.5 6
7.5-8.5-7.5 4.5-6 7.5-8.5-7.5
One Direction – What Makes You Beautiful
Guitar riff:
2 2 5 5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5
Chorus vocals:
Baby you light up my world like nobody else,
7.5 6.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6.5 7.5 6.5
The way that you flip your hair gets me
7.5 6.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
overwhelmed
6.5 7.5 6.5
but when you smile at the ground
7.5 6.5 5 5 5 5 5
it ain’t hard to tell, you don’t know
5 5 7.5 6.5 6.5 7.5 6.5 5 6.5 7.5
oh oh
6.5 7.5
you don’t know you’re beautiful
7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 6.5 5
One Republic – I Ain’t Worried
6 6 6 4 6 7 8
8 8 7 6 5
7 7 6 5 4
Outkast – B.O.B
Organ
8.5 7.5-10.5-10-10.5-8.5 7 10.5-10
Outkast – Hey Ya
Synth
9 10 11 12 9 10 11 12 11 10 9 9-7-5-2
Ozzy Osbourne – Crazy Train
Guitar
6.5 6.5 10.5 6.5 11 6.5 10.5 6.5 9 8 7.5 8 9 8 7.5 5
P
Pantera – Walk
Guitar
4 4 5-4.5-4 4 5-4.5-4
Panic! at The Disco – High Hopes
Horns
11 11 11 11 11
10 10 10 10 10
8 8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7 7
11 11 11 11 11
10 10 10 10 10
8 8 8 8 8
5 5 5 5 5
Papa Roach – Last Resort
Guitar
5-7-6.5-7-9-7-6.5-7
4-7-6.5-7-9-7-6.5-7
3-7-6.5-7-9-7-6.5-7-9-7-6.5-7-9-7-6.5-7
Pharrell Williams – Happy
Organ
6 6 6 6 6
6 7.5 8.5-7.5 10 8.5 7.5 6
Pierce the Veil – King For A Day
Intro Riff
2 3.5 4 5 6.5 7 6.5 6 5 1.5 7 6.5 6 1.5 7 6.5
Pink Panther – Theme
Saxophone
4.5 – 5 6.5 – 7
4.5 – 5 6.5 – 7 10 – 9
4.5 – 5 6 – 8.5 8 – 7 – 5 – 4 – 5
Pitbull – Hotel Room
Synth
2 2 4-5 8 6.5 6.5
2 2 4-5 3.5 3.5 3.5
Pixies – Where is My Mind?
5-7.5-5-7.5-5-7.5-5-7.5 4.5-7.5-4.5-7.5 5 5 5-4.5 5 5 5-4.5
Post Malone – rockstar
Synth
11-10 10-8.5 8.5-8 8-8.5-8-7
Primal Scream – Loaded – Andy Weatherall Mix
Brass
11.5 10.5 10 8.5
11.5 10.5 10 8.5
1.5 1.5 3-4.5 4.5-3
Prodigy – No Good (Start the Dance)
Organ
4.5 4.5 4.5 4 4 4 4.5 4.5 4.5 4 4 4 4.5 4.5 4.5
6 6-4.5 4.5 4 4.5 4.5 4 4.5 4 4.5
Prodigy – Omen
Synth
2 8.5 9 8.5 9 8.5 4 3.5 4 3.5 4 6
2 8.5 9 8.5 9
Psychedelic Furs – Love My Way
Xylophone
5 8 9 7 8 9 7 8 5 8 9 7 8 9 7 6.5-7-6.5 (repeat through song)
Public enemy – Harder Than You Think
Brass
5
6.5
2 3.5 5 6.5
7.5 10.5 9
Pulp – Common People
Synth
5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 6 5
5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 6 5 3 4
6 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 7 6
Q
Queen – Under Pressure
Bass riff:
4 4 4 4 4 4-1
Vocal
7 6.5 6.5 6.5-5 5 5 5 5 5-4 4 4 4 4 4-1
Q-Tip, Fergie – A Little Party Never Killed Nobody
Brass
5-7 8 5-7 7-6-5
R
Radiohead – High and Dry
Guitar
7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 6.5 6.5 6.5
7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Rage Against the Machine – Know Your Enemy
Guitar
Intro Riff ( the guitar sounds like a synth)
3.5 2 3.5 2 3.5 5 3.5 2
3.5 2 3.5 2 3.5 6.5 5 2
3.5 2 3.5 2 3.5 5 3.5 2
3.5 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
Verse Riff
5 6.5 6.5 6.5 5 8 6.5 5 6.5 5 6.5 6.5 6.5 5 10 9 8
Ramones – Blitzkreig Bop
Guitar
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 5
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 5
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 5
1 1 4 1 1
Revali’s Theme
(Start on Octave 1) 10 10 8.5 7.5 4.5
6 6 7 7.5 4.5 8.5-10 10
7.5 7 6 7 (Shift to 2>) 3 6 4.5 3.5 4.5 (Shift to 1>) 11.5 10.5 10 8.5 7.5 6
(Shift to 2>) 6 4.5 8.5 6
4.5 3.5 7.5 4.5 3.5
3.5 2 6.5 10.5 11.5 8.5
8.5 7.5 11.5 8.5
7.5 6.5 10.5 7.5
6.5 5 9 (Shift to 3>) 6.5 7.5 4.5
1-10 10 8.5 7.5 8.5 4.5 4.5
6 6 7 7.5 4.5 10 10
(Shift to 2>) 7.5 7 6 7 (Shift to 3>) 3 6 4.5 3.5 4.5
(Shift to 2>) 11.5 10.5 10 8 7.5 6 6
Rich the Kid – Plug Walk
Synth
5 4.5 5 4.5 7.5-6.5-7.5-4.5 7.5-6.5-7.5-6.5
Rick Astley – Never Gonna Give You Up
Melody
1-2 4-2 6.5 6.5 5
1-2 4-2 5 5 4-3.5-2
1-2 4-2 4-5 3.5-2-1 1-5-4
Rob Zombie – Dragula
Vocal
4.5-3 3 3 3 4.5-3 3 3 3 4.5-3 3 3 3 6 6 7 4.5
Run-D.M.C – Walk This Way
Guitar
8-8.5-9 12 8-8.5-9 12 5 5 8-8.5-9 12 8-8.5-9 12 5 12
S
Siouxsie and the Banshees – Hong Kong Garden
Guitar
9 11 11 11 12 11 9
8 10 10 10 11 10 9 8
Skepta – Shutdown
Synth
7 11 8.5 7 6.5 6.5 7
Smash Mouth – All Star
Bass
7 9 11 12 8 9 10 11
Smash Mouth – Walkin’ on the Sun
Organ
7.5-9-7.5-10.5 10.5
7-11.6-7-10.5-10.5
Smashing Pumpkins – Bullet With Butterfly Wings
Guitar Riff
9 9 8 9 7 5 8
Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa and Bruno Mars – Young, Wild and Free
Vocal
6.5 5 4-2-4 6.5 5 4-2-4
6.5 5 4-2-4 6.5 5 4-2 2
6.5 5 4-2-4 6.5 5 4-2-6.5
4 7 6.5 5 4 4
Soft Cell – Tainted Love
Melody
10-11-7-8.5-7 7-8.5-10-11
Synth
7 7-8.5 8.5-11.5 11.5-8.5-10-8.5 (loop)
Spongebob – Theme
Melody
11-12-11 9-7-9 11-12-11
7-8-7 5-3-5 7-8-7
Spoon – Anything You Want
Organ
5 5 5 5 5 5 5-7.5 (repeat)
Chorus ending:
9 9 8.5
Sports Team – M5
Keyboard
6.5 6 5 4.5 4 3.5 3 2 1.5 1
Vocal
9-8-7-5-7-9 9 9-8-7-5-7-9 9
11-9-11 9-8-9-8-7-8-7-5-7-5-4-5
Star Wars – Cantina Band
Melody
8 11 8 11 8 11 8
8-7-8-7 6-7 6-4
Steely Dan – Pretzel Logic
Organ
1 6.5-7
1 6.5-7 7- 6.5-5
Stevie Wonder – Superstition
Organ
5 4 5-7 4 4-5 1 2 4 5-7 4 4-5 (loop)
Super Mario Bros Theme
8 8 8 6 8 10 3
6 3 1 4 5-4.5 4
3 8 10 11 8.5 10 8 6 7 5
Survivor – Eye of The Tiger
10 10 8.5 10 10 8.5 10 10 7 7.5
Suzanne Vega – Tom’s Diner
Melody
6.5 7.5 8-10.5 6.5 7.5 8-10.5
6.5-10.5 9-8 9 8 9-8
System Of A Down – Chop Suey!
Guitar
7.5-7-7.5-7-7.5-7-7.5-7
7-6.5-7-6.5-7-6.5-7-6.5
8.5-8-8.5-8-8.5-8-8.5-8
10-8.5-10-8.5-10-8.5-10-8.5
System Of A Down – Toxicity
Riff
3 4.5-4-3-4 7.5-7
T
Talking Heads – Psycho Killer
Melody
10 10 10-9 9 9 9
7 8 7-10 8 7 8 7-10 8
Tame Impala – Borderline
Melody
3-4-4.5 6 7
3-4-4.5 6 7
7.5 6 4.5 7 6
Tame Impala – Feels Like We Only Go Backwards
Melody
8 8 8-7 6-7 8-6 5 3 3-4 1.5
8 7 6 7 8 6 5 5 4
Tame Impala – The Less I Know The Better
Electric piano
6.5-5-7.5-5 6.5-5-7.5-5 6.5-5-7.5-5 6.5-5-7.5-5
Taylor Swift – Shake It Off
Brass
88 888 88 888
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
6.5-7 77 77777
6-7 77 77777
Television – Marquee Moon
Guitar (repeated)
9-8-9-8-9-8-9-8-9
9-8-9-8-9-8-9-8-9
4-3-4-3-4-3-4-3-4
4-3-4-3-4-3-4-3-4
Lead line:
5 6.5-7 8 9 11-10-9-8-7-6.5-5-4
5 6.5-7 8 9 11-10-9-8-7-6.5-5-4
5 6.5-7 8 9 11-10-9-8-7-6.5-5-4
8-7-6.5-5-6.5-7 11-10-9-8-9
Teriyaki Boyz – Tokyo Drift
Marimba
2 2 2-3-5 repeated
Occasionally:
8-7-6.5-5
Tetris
7 – 4 – 4.5 – 6 – 4.5 – 4 – 3 – 4.5 – 7
7 – 6 – 4 – 4.5 – 6 – 7 – 4.5 – 3 – 3
6 – 7.5 – 10 – 8.5 – 7.5 – 7
4.5 – 7 – 6 – 4.5 – 4
4.5 – 6 – 7 – 4.5 – 3 – 3
7 – 4 – 6 – 4 – 4.5 – 4.5 – 3 – 3 – 2
7 – 4 – 6 – 4 – 4.5 – 4.5 – 7.5 – 7.5 – 7
The 1975 – Chocolate
Guitar
5 4.5 3.5 2 3.5 3.5 3.5-4.5
3.5 3.5 3.5-4.5 3.5 3.5 3.5-4.5
The Cure – Boys Don’t Cry
Intro
3.5 4 5 6.5 6.5 5 4
3.5 3.5 3.5 4 5 3.5 3.5 3.5 4 5
5 5 5 5 6.5 7.5 8 6.5 5 4
The Hives – Hate To Say I Told You So
Guitar
4 4 4 3 3 3 6 6 6 1.5 1.5 1.5
The Strokes – Hard To Explain
Guitar
Intro:
77777777 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 77777777
Main riff:
10-11-12-8 7
4-3 5-3 6.5-3 5-1
4-3 5-3 6.5-3 5-1
7 7 8 8 9-8 7 7 8 8 9-8
Vocal line pre-chorus:
7 7 4 2 6.5 5
11 9 11 9-8
7 7 4 2 6.5 5
11 9 11 9-8
Chorus:
9 11 9 10 9 9 11 9 10 9
7 9 7 8 7 7 9 7 8 7
9 11 9 10 9 9 11 9 10 9
7 9 7 8 7 7 9 7 8
The Strokes – Reptilia
Guitar
11 11 11-9 8
11 11 11-9 8
7.5 7.5 7.5-9 11
7.5 7.5 7.5-9 11
The The – This is The Day
Organ
5 5-6-5-4-3-1-3-3.5-4-3
The Wanted – Glad You Came
Chorus
The sun goes down
7 7 6 4
The stars come out
11 10 8.5 7
And all that counts
7 7 6 4
Is here and now
11 10 11 7
My universe will never be the same
7 7 6 4 11 10 11 6 8.5 7
I’m glad you came
11 10 8.5 7
The Weeknd – Blinding Lights
Synth
6 6 4.5-6-7 3 4.5
6 6 4.5-6-7 3 4.5
8.5-7 6 4.5 8.5 -7 6 4.5- 6
Tones and I – Dance Monkey
Vocal (chorus)
8 8 8 7.5 7.5 7.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 8 8 6.5 8 8 7.5 6.5 7.5 6.5 8 7.5 6.5 8
Toto – Africa
Synth
Intro:
3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 2 5
Verse
4.5 3.5 4.5
3.5 2 4.5
3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 2 5
Tracy Chapman – Fast Car
Guitar
3.5-4-3.5-5 5 8-7.5 7.5 repeated
Variation:
3.5-4-3.5-5 5 8-9-8-7.5
21 Savage – Bank Account
Guitar
5 7.5 6.5 7.5 5 7.5 6.5 7.5 5 7.5 6.5 7.5 8 7.5 5 7.5 repeated
Twisted Sister – I Wanna Rock
Guitar
8 888 7 777 11 11 11 11 5 7
Tyler, The Creator – EARFQUAKE
Bass Synth
8.5 8.5 10 8.5 8.5 8 8
8 8 7 7 8
Tyler The Creator – I THINK
Synth chords
4.5 3.5 2 1.5 (loop)
Synth lead
4.5 6.5 8.5 6.5
3.5 6 7.5 6
2 4.5 6.5 4.5
1.5 3.5 6 3.5
8.5 11.5 10.5 9 8.5 7.5 6 3.5
U
Undertale – Megalovania
4 4 11 8 7.5 7 6 4 6 7
3 3 11 8 7.5 7 6 4 6 7
2 2 11 8 7.5 7 6 4 6 7
1.5 1.5 11 8 7.5 7 6 7 6 4
Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Hunnybee
4.5-6 6-4.5 1.5-3.5 3.5
V
Vampire Weekend – A-Punk
Guitar (fast!)
10.5 10.5 12 12 9 9 11 11 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5
Verve – Bittersweet Symphony
4.5 – 6.5 – 4.5 – 5 – 3.5 – 5 – 8 – 5 – 7.5 – 5 – 7.5
Velvet Underground & Nico – Sunday Morning
Celeste
1 3 8 6 3 6
1.5 4 8.5 6 4 6
W
Wallows & Clairo – Are You Bored Yet?
Guitar
7.5 8.5 7.5 8.5 10.5 8.5 7.5 8.5 7.5 6.5 7.5 6.5 7.5 8.5 7.5 6.5 4.5 3.5
White Stripes – Seven Nation Army
Guitar
5 5-7 5 4 3 2
5 5-7 5 4 3-4-3 2
Wii Sports Theme
Synth
2-3.5-5-4.5-3.5-2-6.5
4.5 5 6.5 9 8.5 9 6.5 4.5 2 3.5
Wiz Khalifa – Black and Yellow
Synth (fast!)
6 4 5 4 6 4 5 4 6 3 5 3 6 3 5 3 6 1 1.5 1 6 1 1.5 1 6 1 4 5
Wolfmother – Joker and the Thief
Intro (fast guitar)
4-7-8-7-10-11-4-7-8-7-10-11 (repeated)
Riff
4 4 4 4 4 4 3-4-3-4-6
4 4 4 4 4 4 3-4-3-4-6
4 4 4 4 4 4 3-4-3-4-6
4 4 4 4 4 4 3-4-3-4-6
6 6 6 6 7 7-6-7-6-7-6
X
XXXTENTACION – Look at Me!
Intro
6.5 6.5 7-6.5 3 7 2 7
Y
Young Thug – Hot
Brass
7 7 7.5 8.5 10 11.5
Z
ZZ Top – Sharp Dressed Man
Guitar
6 4.5 3 6 4.5 3 7 8.5-10 10
Chameleon (Herbie Hancock)
Part 1
7 – 7.5 – 8 – 8.5
(up 1 octave)
7.5 – 8.5
3 – 3.5 – 4 – 4.5
8.5 – 10.5
(back down 1 octave to repeat)
Part 2
8.5 – 8.5
7.5 – 7.5
8.5 – 8.5
10.5 – 8.5
8.5 – 7.5 – 6 – 7.5 – 8.5
10.5 – 11.5
Part 3
4.5 – 6.5 – 4.5 – 4.5 – 3.5
(down 1 octave)
10.5 – 11.5 – 10.5 – 8.5 – 4.5 – 3.5 – 1.5
8.5 – 7.5 – 6 – 7.5 – 8.5
10.5 – 11.5
(back up 1 octave to repeat)
More Stylophone Fun
Mark Ronson gets badgered by Rob Brydon into trying out a Jazz riff session on the Stylophone. He is accompanied on the Cornet by a reluctant James Corden and a typically bombastic Rob on Kazoo!
Mark kicks off with a rather dodgy Axel-F cover, but then decides to make life a bit easier for James!
Brett Domino and Steven Peavis perform a medley of popular songs featured on the 2010 chart compilation, “Now! 75”.Including: JLS – Everybody In Love, Jay-Z w/ Alicia Keys – Empire State Of Mind, Justin Bieber – One Time, N-Dubz w/ Mr. Hudson – Playing With Fire, 3OH!3 w/ Katy Perry – Starstrukk and Ke$ha – Tik Tok.
Glossary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Air-Stylophone | Gesturing with a ‘signing cheque’ motion to ask for the bill in a restaurant, eg: “Wow, that dessert was lovely, but it’s getting late… time to play air-Stylophone”. A phrase coined after an on-air comment made by Virgin Radio (Now Absolute Radio) DJ Geoff Lloyd about how he tried to play ‘air Stylophone’ whilst listening to Space Oddity by David Bowie but it “Just looked like I was asking for the bill”. |
| Bailey (Bill) | One of Britain’s greatest and most well loved comedians of recent years, Bill is well known for using quirky musical instruments in his comedy and Dubreq approached him in 2007 with the offer of making him a ‘Stylophone guitar’ using parts left spare from the Rolf Harris ‘Buzzing V’ project from a few years before. The second ‘Buzzing V’ was made with input and ideas from Bill himself and featured twin necks with a second bass Stylophone built into the lower neck which could be played with a modified blues bottle and had a pitch bend slider on the upper neck for the lead Stylophone built into the body. The guitar was presented to Bill during his ‘Tinselworm’ tour. |
| Beatles | There is an as-yet unsubstantiated rumour that there is a video, possibly a promo video for one of their later songs, in which the Beatles are seen playing Stylophones on a train. A number of people claim to have seen this footage but Dubreq have, as yet, been unable to find any copy or any reference to the use of the Stylophone on any Beatles track. If anyone can shed any light on this, that would be really great! |
| Bowie (David) | Probably the most high profile user of the Stylophone. David Bowie first used the Stylophone on ‘Space Oddity’ in 1969 but has gone on to use the instrument on numerous tracks since then. It was his use of the Stylophone on the Jonathan Ross show in 2002, whilst promoting his Heathen album, and his comment that “It’s the only instrument I take on holiday with me to compose on” which kick-started the S2 project and the Stylophone re-launch. |
| Brett Domino Trio | Brett Domino is an Internet sensation and cult superstar who has been extolling the virtues of the Stylophone since 2007. Dubreq first discovered him via a YouTube video of him playing a medley of 1980’s chart hits on one of the new S1 Stylophones. Since then Dubreq helped fund and promote his 2008 Christmas single ‘It’s Christmas (this year)’ which reached the giddy heights of number 2976 in the UK download charts (we made that bit up by the way) and provided moral support in Brett’s bid for stardom with his co-horts Steaven Peavis and Mitch Hutchinson on ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ in 2009. Whilst the trio didn’t win the TV talent show, they did manage to get a slot as the ‘house band’ on the ‘Britain’s got more talent’ follow-up show. Brett famously described the Stylophone in a recent TV interview as “The perfect synergy between music and stationery”. |
| Buzzing V | The name given to the ‘Flying-V’ style Stylophone guitar made for Rolf Harris in 2003 for his ’50 years in show-business’ concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The instrument was built with a solid wood body and a hand carved rosewood neck and used a 1970’s Stylophone as the basis for it’s internal workings. The guitar was retro-fitted with a circuit that allowed the user to switch up or down a full octave using metal touch-pads on the neck of the guitar, giving it a 4+ octave range. A second ‘Buzzing V’ was built for comedian Bill Bailey in 2007 using similar technology. |
| Cocker (Jarvis) | The Pulp front man and king of geek-chic (before there even was such a thing) is a well know Stylophone fan. The Stylophone was used in a number of early Pulp tracks, plus, Cocker performed a haunting Stylophone solo at the end of his rendition of ‘Two little boys’ whilst impersonating Rolf Harris on ‘Celebrity Starts in their Eyes’. |
| Coleman (Bert) | Bert Coleman was the managing director and founder of the original Dubreq back in the late 60’s. Taking on the roll of ‘head of marketing’ in addition to running the company, it was his vision and persistence that hooked Rolf Harris as the face of the Stylophone and made it the hit it was. After Dubreq closed it’s doors Bert went on to run his own company selling novelty gifts and has since retired. |
| Coleman (Ted) | Co-founder of the original Dubreq Ltd and the financial brains behind the company. Bert and Ted Coleman were the quintessential ‘brothers in business’. |
| Golden Stylophone | The legend of the ‘Golden Stylophone’ goes back some while and it’s origin is still somewhat fuzzy. The legend goes that at some point in the early 70’s, as a promotional stunt for an unknown musician, a golden Stylophone was made for them to play on stage. Whether this was painted gold or actually gold plated is unknown. After some discussion with Brian Jarvis he certainly doesn’t remember ever seeing or being involved with such a product and, despite various claims that various people have suddenly ‘found’ the magical golden stylophone (coincidentally a week after the legend was mentioned on this very website)… it’s entirely likely these are modern fakes. Enquiries with musicians who may have been linked to this story are ongoing…. and so the legend lives on! |
| Green Wing | The critically acclaimed (and pant wetingly funny) surreal British TV medical comedy featured ‘Boyce’, one of the major characters, playing Softcell’s ‘Tainted Love’ on the Stylophone in the opening scene of episode 8 of the first series. |
| i-Stylophone | The i-Stylophone is the official Stylophone emulator for the Apple iPhone. Created under license by ‘The Very Cool Software Company’ in 2008, the App features studio samples of all three of the original Stylophone variants, bass, mid and treble. |
| Jarvis (Ben) | Eldest son of Brian Jarvis and Managing Director of the new Dubreq Ltd. Ben grew up in a house full of Stylophones and crazy inventions so it was no surprise he followed his fathers lead and undertook a degree in product design. In 2003 Ben re-formed Dubreq Ltd with co-director James Macfarlane, freelance electronics engineer and long time friend. The primary aim of the company was to capitalise on the Stylophone’s re-found popularity and launch new Stylophone products, and then other new electronic toy and gift products. |
| Jarvis (Brian) | The inventor of the Stylophone. Brian Jarvis had always been an creator, an ideas man. In 1967 he formed a company with friends Bert Coleman and Ted Coleman , Dubreq Ltd. The invention of the Stylophone came completely out of the blue (as all great inventions do) and it’s success took everyone by surprise. Brian left Dubreq in 1975, around the end of the Stylophone era, to pursue other things and set up his own design and engineering company, Keystone Design Services Ltd. After having two sons (Ben and Paul) and being involved in all manner of design and engineering projects from props for TV shows through to medical equipment, Brian ‘retired’ in 2005. As with all great inventors however, the term ‘retired’ simply means he gets to drink Horlicks on his breaks instead of coffee. Brian is still inventing and helping out on the sidelines with new Dubreq products. |
| Kraftwerk | Massively influential German electro-rock group of the 70’s and 80’s who have used the Stylophone extensively in their iconic synth-driven music. Often parodied (including Bill Bailey’s genius pseudo-kraftwerk ‘das-hokey-kokey’ and The Stylophone Orchestra of Great Britain’s dress) and still making electronic music to this day. |
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Little Boots | The Stylophone’s latest ambasador, Little Boots (aka: Victoria Hesketh), electro-pop princess that she is, has given the new Stylophone a huge boost by using the instrument on many of her live performances. LB first came to Dubreq’s attention when she used a Stylophone (blue-tac’d to the top of a grand piano, which we thought was just sheer class!) in a live performance of ‘Meddle’ on Later, with Jools Holland in 2008. Dubreq contacted her in early 2009 and collaborated with her on a documentary about the Stylophone for online music TV channel VBS TV. Dubreq made a custom S1 for LB as part of the documentary featuring an acid-etched stainless steel facia and neck-chain loop, which she has used on-stage at Glastonbury and many other festivals and gigs since then. Hopefully the link between her and the Stylophone will continue in the future! |
| Lloyd (Geoff) | DJ and all round beardy nice guy whose career with Virgin Radio and now Absolute Radio has been littered with references to and uses of the Stylophone. See also: ‘Air Stylophone’. |
| Moloko | Released a track entitled ‘Stylophone Pet’ on their 1998 album ‘I am not a doctor’… we don’t think it actually featured a Stylophone, but was more a sideways cultural reference. |
| Orbital | Orbital, aka: Phil and Paul Hartnoll, the hugely successful 90’s electronica duo and one of the most well known acts to use the Stylophone. Most notably, they created the track ‘Style’ which is made using nothing but Stylophone samples, even to the extend of tapping the case, and rapping the speaker grille with the stylus. |
| Pete & Geoff | The DJ duo of Pete Mitchell and Geoff Lloyd who, whilst hosting the breakfast show on Virgin radio during the 90’s, ran a regular live competition where they would play a chart tune on the Stylophone and have listeners phone in and guess what it was. Plans to persuade Geoff Lloyd to resurrect the slot on his new show on Absolute Radio have as yet proved unsuccessful. |
| Re:creation plc | A major UK based toy manufacturing and distribution company who were the first to truly see the potential in a re-launch of the Stylophone when they were approached by Dubreq in 2006. Re:creation now manufacture and distribute the S1 and BeatBox products under license from Dubreq Ltd. |
| S1 | The ‘S1’ is the designation given to the re-launch Stylophone developed by Re:creation and Dubreq in 2006/7 and launched in November 2007. The designation S1 was created after the ‘S2’ (Stylophone 2) project was put on hold in order to expand the market for the more advanced product. It seemed obvious, if the second product would be S2, the initial re-launch model would have to be the S1… though I guess that makes the 1970’s Stylophone an S0? |
| S2 | The S2 (or Stylophone 2) project was what started the entire Stylophone re-launch and was an idea that was originally conceived in 2002. Ben Jarvis and James MacFarlane got together to thrash out the idea of ‘doing something’ with the Stylophone. The initial idea was to create a new instrument based on the basic idea of playing a smooth keyboard with a pen… but using modern touch-screen technology to make a very up-to-date pocket synth. The project has developed over the last decade and is still on-going with a number of prototypes having already been made, despite having been somewhat overtaken by the success of the S1 and BeatBox. Ultimately Dubreq still aim to launch a new instrument based on the Stylophone mode of play which raises the bar to an all new level of playability. |
| Space Oddity | David Bowie’s iconic 1969 ‘space ballad’ about a doomed astronaut which heavily features a Stylophone glissando at two points in the song. Probably the song that truly put the Stylophone on the map and lifted it from a ‘toy’ to an actual ‘instrument’ in the public’s eyes. |
| Style | The 1999 track by ‘Orbital’ made entirely using Stylophone samples. Orbital, the well known 90’s electronica/dance duo created Style by not only ‘playing’ the Stylophone but sampling the click of the power switch being turned on, tapping the case with the stylus and various other unusual sounds made using the instrument and amalgamated these samples into a really quite awesome track (accompanied by a very strange video featuring a stop-motion animated cockroach as I recall). |
| Stylophone | sty·lo·phone (plural sty·lo·phon·es) NOUN Definition: A small battery-operated musical instrument featuring s flat metallic keyboard, played via an electronic pen or stylus attached by a wire. |
| Stylophone 350s | After the success of the Stylophone in the 1970’s, and it’s use by a number of famous musicians, it was decided that Dubreq should launch a ‘professional’ version of the instrument. The 350S was a much larger instrument, designed to be played on a table or desk rather than hand-held like the Stylophone. It had two styli and two keyboards, each about 3 octaves long. It also had a number of additional effects and functions which could be turned on and off… and of course a much larger speaker. The 350S, it has to be said, was a step too far for the Stylophone… it was too costly, and lost the key uniqueness of the Stylophone itself, which was it’s small size and mass-market appeal. No more than a few thousand 350S’s were ever sold and they are now worth quite a lot of money to retro synth geeks everywhere. |
| Stylophone BeatBox | The first ever Stylophone percussion instrument. Launched in Autumn 2009 the Stylophone BeatBox was designed as the ultimate accessory to the Stylophone, and a unique instrument in it’s own right. The BeatBox features three voices, like the S1, these are ‘Drum-kit’, a series of electronic percussion sounds, ‘BeatBox’, samples of a real human beatboxer (MC Zani) and ‘bass’, a new bass-Stylophone voice allowing the user to set up a bass-line for their Stylophone melodies. The most exciting new feature brought by the BeatBox is the ‘record/loop’ function. This allows the user to record a short beat or bass-line and then repeat, or loop, it to use as a repeating backing for an S1 or other lead instrument. The BeatBox is the first of a growing line of ‘Gen-2’ Stylophone products. |
| Stylophone Orchestra of Great Britain | A group of Stylophone fans based in London who have been playing Stylophones together since the early noughties. Often found dressed like Kraftwerk. |
| Top Trumps | Dubreq Ltd’s ‘other’ invention. After the Stylophone the only other major hit that Dubreq had was the ‘Top Trumps’ card game which they launched in the mid 70’s. The brand subsequently went on to do extremely well and was sold on several times, most recently having been re-launched in the early noughties. |
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Vibrato | The oscillation of pitch that gives a pleasant ‘warbling’ effect. The Stylophone has always had a ‘Vibrato’ switch to add this effect to the tone. |
| Wasp (in a tin can) | This is the description Rolf Harris used to explain the noise of a Stylophone in his autobiography (Can you tell what it is yet?). It’s actually not a bad description… though whack the volume up and you can achieve ‘Hornet in a biscuit tin’ too. |
| Xylophone | An early ‘analogue’ Stylophone consisting of metal keys hit with a stick. |
How To Read Stylophone Tabs
Unlike traditional musical notation or tablature for fretted instruments, Stylophone tabs use a simpler system due to the instrument’s unique design. Here’s how to decipher them:
The Basics:
- Stylophone tabs typically consist of a single line with numbers or letters.
- These numbers or letters represent the metal contact points on the stylophone’s surface.
Numbers vs. Letters:
- Some tabs use numbers (1-12), where each number corresponds to a specific contact point on the stylophone.
- Number 1 represents the lowest contact point closest to the volume knob.
- Number 12 represents the highest contact point furthest from the volume knob.
- Other tabs might use letters (A-L), with the same logic applied.
- Letter A represents the lowest contact point, and L represents the highest.
Understanding the Sequence:
- The numbers or letters in the tab represent the order in which you should play the notes by sliding the stylus across the contact points.
- A sequence of numbers like “3-5-7” indicates sliding the stylus from contact point 3 to 5 and then to 7.
Additional Markings:
- Some tabs might incorporate additional symbols for more complex playing techniques:
- Tildes (~): These symbols could indicate a trill or rapid back-and-forth movement of the stylus between two contact points.
- Dashes (-): These might signify holding a note for a longer duration by keeping the stylus pressed on a single contact point.
Tips for Beginners:
- Start with simple tabs that focus on a few consecutive contact points.
- Many online resources offer free Stylophone tabs for various songs and skill levels.
- Look for tabs with corresponding audio recordings of the song to understand the rhythm and tempo.
- Practice using a light touch with the stylus and experiment with different playing speeds to create smooth melodies.
By following these guidelines and practicing regularly, you’ll be deciphering Stylophone tabs and creating your own unique sounds in no time!
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