Hanabi is one of Stanford Taiko's oldest songs. Hana means "flower" and bi means "fire"; so, Hanabi is the colorful Japanese word for "fireworks" -- beautiful fire flowers. Hanabi is fun and upbeat, with energized solos and moments evoking exploding fireworks. There are two versions written out below:

1. Kuchishoka (vocalized)
2. Sticking

In Hanabi, the beat is swung. Before you start, hear the ji in your head. Each of the five lines are repeated twice.

An audio recording (mp3) is available HERE. NOTE: The sticking for Line 5 in the audio recording is incorrect. Additionally, ignore the ending past Line 5.

There is also an example VIDEO below.

Kushishoka

#	ichi (1)	ni (2)	san (3)	shi (4)	go (5)	roku (6)	shichi (7)	hachi (8)
1.	DON	DON	DON	do-ko	do-DON	___-ko	DON	(sore)
2.	DON	do-KO	don	ka-ka	ka-ka	ka-ka	DON	DON
3.	DO-RO	ka-ra	DO-RO	ka-ra	DO-RO	ka-DON	___-KO	DON
4.	do-ko	do-ko	do-ko	Do-Ko	Do-Ko	DO-KO	DON	DON
5.	DON	ka	DON	ka	DON	ko-DON	___-ka	ka-ka

Sticking

#	ichi (1)	ni (2)	san (3)	shi (4)	go (5)	roku (6)	shichi (7)	hachi (8)
1.	RIGHT	LEFT	RIGHT	right-left	right-RIGHT	___-left	RIGHT	(sore)
2.	RIGHT	right-LEFT	right	right-left	right-left	right-left	RIGHT	LEFT
3.	RIGHT-LEFT	right-left	RIGHT-LEFT	right-left	RIGHT-LEFT	right-LEFT	___-LEFT	RIGHT
4.	right-left	right-left	Right-Left	RIght-LEft	RIGht-LEFt	RIGHt-LEFT	RIGHT	LEFT
5.	RIGHT	right	RIGHT	right	LEFT	left-RIGHT	___-left	right-left

How to Read Kuchishoka

/	A slash indicates that a phrase has just ended.
do-ko	A hyphen indicates that the two hits are connected in the same beat.
___	A line indicates a short rest on the first half of the beat.
DON	Uppercase letters indicate louder hits.
don	Lowercase letters indicate softer hits.