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Chinese traditional, Jiangsu region; the tune dates to the Qianlong era (1735–1796) and was first printed in the West in 1804. Public domain.

21 strings · D2–D6 · D pentatonic · The modern standard — four octaves of D-pentatonic plus a top D.

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Mo Li Hua (Jasmine Flower) — Guzheng Tabs

Mo Li Hua · Jasmine Flower (茉莉花), written out for the guzheng as number tabs with the letter under every note. Press Play to hear it, Practice to learn it one note at a time — the guzheng waits for you — or Play along to keep time with it.

  • Notes67, 8 pitches
  • RangeA3–D5
  • Key hereD major
  • Tempo84 bpm · about 40 s
  • LevelIntermediate

Can a guzheng play Mo Li Hua (Jasmine Flower)?

✓ Plays as written Every note of it is on the guzheng, in D major from A3 to D5. The check is made note by note against what the instrument can actually sound.

Mo Li Hua (Jasmine Flower): guzheng tabs

The large line is the note’s number in the scale; the small line under it is the string to pluck. A dash holds the note another beat, an underline is half a beat, and a dot beside a note makes it half as long again. Each line is one phrase.

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The 8 notes it uses

Lowest to highest, with how many times each is played. Learn these 8 and you can play the whole tune.

  • 5•str. 13×2
  • 6•str. 12×3
  • 1str. 11×8
  • 2str. 10×9
  • 3str. 9×14
  • 5str. 8×17
  • 6str. 7×9
  • 1•str. 6×5

What to expect on a guzheng

  • It runs from A3 to D5, an octave and a fourth, using 8 different notes. That leaves 19 semitones unused below and 12 above.
  • 62% of its moves are a step or a repeated note. The widest is a fourth, D5 to A4, at note 50.
  • It is played on strings 6 to 13 of 21, 8 strings in all.

About the tune

A folk song from the Jiangsu region dating to the Qianlong era of the 18th century. It was the first Chinese melody to become widely known in Europe, printed in London in 1804 by John Barrow, and Puccini used it throughout his opera Turandot.

Chinese traditional, Jiangsu region; the tune dates to the Qianlong era (1735–1796) and was first printed in the West in 1804. Public domain. More about Mo Li Hua (Jasmine Flower) →

Mo Li Hua (Jasmine Flower) on other instruments

The same melody, in each instrument’s own notation. It is not offered for the handpan or ocarina, which do not have the notes.

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