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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.

61 bars · C2–C7, 61 bars · The concert and solo marimba — the full five octaves, down to the low C a cello plays.

Tap a bar, or drag across them for a glissando. On a keyboard the letters on the bars are the ones to press — they run up the bars from middle C.

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Mo Li Hua (Jasmine Flower) — Marimba Letter Notes

Mo Li Hua · Jasmine Flower (茉莉花), written out for the marimba as letter notes, phrase by phrase and set up above on the 5 octaves. Press Play to hear it, Practice to learn it one note at a time — the marimba waits for you — or Play along to keep time with it.

  • Notes67, 8 pitches
  • RangeG3–C5
  • Key hereC major
  • Tempo84 bpm · about 40 s
  • LevelIntermediate

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

Yes — every size on this page plays it. The check is made note by note against what each one can actually sound. Where the tune does not fit as the library writes it, another key or octave is tried, and the table says which; where nothing fits, it names the notes that are missing.

  • 5 octaves✓ Plays as writtenIn C major, G3–C5 · loaded above
  • 4.3 octaves✓ Plays as writtenIn C major, G3–C5 · load it

Mo Li Hua (Jasmine Flower): marimba letter notes

The large line is the note printed on the bar; the small line under it is its number in the scale. 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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Mo Li Hua · Jasmine Flower (茉莉花) — marimba letter notes (5 octaves) · tonalics.com

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.

  • G5×2
  • A6×3
  • C1×8
  • D2×9
  • E3×14
  • G5×17
  • A6×9
  • C1×5

What to expect on a marimba

  • It runs from G3 to C5, an octave and a fourth, using 8 different notes. That leaves 19 semitones unused below and 24 above.
  • 62% of its moves are a step or a repeated note. The widest is a fourth, C5 to G4, at note 50.
  • It uses only the front row — no sharps or flats in this key.

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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Playing it on a real marimba?

If it sounds wrong, check the instrument before the notes. The marimba tuner listens through your microphone and names what each note is actually sounding.

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