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SongsMo Li Hua · Jasmine Flower (茉莉花)
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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.

42 notes · C1–F4 · the pedal B♭0 on the ladder · 42 notes · The band tuba: 18 feet of tube in B♭, and a fourth valve that fills the gap above the pedal.

Tap a note, or slide along them to slur from note to note in one breath. On a keyboard the letters on the notes are the ones to press — Q is the low F on the BB♭ (the G on the CC) and they climb a semitone at a time.

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Mo Li Hua (Jasmine Flower) — Tuba Notes

Mo Li Hua · Jasmine Flower (茉莉花), written out for the tuba as written notes with the valves for each one and set up above on the BB♭ · 4 valves. Press Play to hear it, Practice to learn it one note at a time — the tuba waits for you — or Play along to keep time with it.

  • Notes67, 8 pitches
  • RangeF1–B♭2
  • Key hereB♭ major
  • Tempo84 bpm · about 40 s
  • LevelIntermediate

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

Yes — every one 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.

  • BB♭ · 4 valves✓ Plays as writtenIn B♭ major, F1–B♭2 · loaded above
  • BB♭ · 3 valves✓ Plays as writtenIn B♭ major, F1–B♭2 · load it
  • CC · 4 valves✓ Plays as writtenIn B♭ major, F1–B♭2 · load it

Mo Li Hua (Jasmine Flower): tuba notes

The large line is the written note; the small line under it is the valves to press — 0 is none. 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) — tuba notes (BB♭ · 4 valves) · 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.

  • F4×2
  • G1-2×3
  • B♭0×8
  • C4×9
  • D1-2×14
  • F0×17
  • G1-2×9
  • B♭0×5

What to expect on a tuba

  • It runs from F1 to B♭2, an octave and a fourth, using 8 different notes. That leaves 5 semitones unused below and 19 above.
  • 62% of its moves are a step or a repeated note. The widest is a fourth, B♭2 to F2, at note 50.
  • It uses 3 valve combinations (1-2, open and 4), and 30 of its 67 notes are played open.
  • The lips move across 3 partials of the harmonic series (2, 3, 4).

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 tuba?

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

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