Hi All,

Just in time for Chinese New Years, a popular Chinese tune called "Mo Li Hua" ("Jasmine Flower"). This song is presented in ABC music format and it should be cut-and-pasted into an ABC converter program like the "abcConverter" on Mandolintab.net. Once you submit your ABC file, the converter will produce a quick and dirty image of your musical score which is then displayed on screen. Above the music, in the center of the screen, you should be able to see these three links:

[MIDI music file]  [PDF Sheet Music]  [ABC source]

The first link will allow you to hear your music as played on a midi player, which is great for learning what a new song is supposed to (kind of) sound like. It's great if you are not sure of the timing of the music. The second link converts the ABC source into a .pdf image of your music which you can then save and/or print to yield prettier sheet music. Then, if you want to view the ABC source again, you can click on the third link. However, to edit your ABC source, you best click on your browser's back arrow to take you back to the original text box holding your ABC source.

Well, I like this song, and I hope you do as well. Enjoy:

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T:Mo Li Hua (Jasmine Flower)
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Gmaj
B2 Bd (eg)ge | d2 (de) d4 |
w:Hao3 yi1 duo3 mei3_ li4 de  mo4 li4_ hua1
w:5 5 7 8 10 10 8 7 7 8 7
w:
B2 Bd (eg)ge | d2 (de) d4 |
w:Hao3 yi1 duo3 mei3_ li4 de  mo4 li4_ hua1
w:5 5 7 8 10 10 8 7 7 8 7
w:
d2 d2 d2 (cd) | e2 e2 d4 |
w:Fen1 fang1 mei3 li4_ man3 zhi1 ya1
w:7 7 7 5 7 8 8 7
w:
B2 (AB) d2 (BA) | G2 (GA) G4 |
w:You4 xiang1_ you bai2_ ren2 ren2_ kua1
w:5 4 5 7 5 4 3 3 4 3
w:
(BA)(GB) A3/2 B | d (e g) d4 |
w:Rang4_ wo3_ lai2 jiang1 ni3 zhai3_ xia4
w:5 4 3 5 4 5 7 8 10 7
w:
A (Bd) (AB)(GE) | D8 |
w:Song4 gei3_ bie3_ ren2_ jia1
w:4 5 7 4 5 3 1 0
w:
E2 (EG) A3/2 B | (GA)(GE) D4 ||
w:Mo4 li4_ hua1 ya1 mo4_ li4_ hua1
w:1 1 3 4 5 3 4 3 1 0
w:
W:( Repeat the whole song a time or two... )

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I have also pasted a couple .MP3 files so you can listen to the tune played

(and sung) by Chinese performers to ease your learning curve.

• Molihua with Singer.mp3
• Molihua Instrumental.mp3