Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring ocarina tab
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Written for the 12-hole Alto C ocarina. Challenging: 63 notes, C4 to F5, 8 sharps or flats, 2 big leaps.
The flowing triplet melody that opens the chorale movement, from its first eight bars.
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring ocarina notes
F G A C Bb Bb D C, C F E F C A F G A, Bb C D C Bb A G A F, E F G C E G Bb A G, A F G A C Bb Bb D C, C F D F C A F G A, D C Bb A G F C A E F
Letter names, phrase by phrase. The interactive tab shows the octave and a fingering chart for every note.
Melody source: abcnotation.com ABC (chrisspen abc-music collection)