JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<audio id="audio" width="300" height="32" src="http://www.w3schools.com/html/horse.mp3"></audio>
<button id="play">Play</button>
<button id="pause">Pause
</button>
JavaScript
//Define the player
var player = document.getElementById('audio');
//play when play is clicked
$('#play').click(function(){
player.play()
})
//pause when pause clicked
$('#pause').click(function(){
player.pause()
})