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I Need Thee Every Hour Kalimba Tabs

Number tabs and letters for kalimba, with the words under each note. Starts 1° 3° 2° 1° 7 1°.

Key
C major
Range
G4–F5
Length
49 notes
Melody
1872, public domain

The notes and words

Key: C major, white keys only, so every note is on a kalimba tuned to C.

1°CI3°Eneed2°DThee1°Cev-7B'ry1°Chour,

1°CMost1°Cgra-2°D1°Ccious6A5GLord;

5GNo2°Dten-3°Eder2°Dvoice5Glike3°EThine1°CCan7Bpeace1°C7Baf-6A5Gford.

3°EI3°Eneed1°CThee,4°FO3°EI3°Eneed2°DThee;

2°DEv-1°C'ry3°Ehour2°DI2°Dneed1°CThee;

1°CO1°Cbless2°Dme1°Cnow,6Amy5GSav-1°Cior,

2°DI3°Ecome1°C2°Dto1°CThee!

Tines: 1 = C, 2 = D … 7 = B; each ° is one octave higher (the middle tine is 1).
  • 5G4
  • 6A4
  • 7B4
  • 1°C5
  • 2°D5
  • 3°E5
  • 4°F5
70%

Staff notation

Play-along guide: the melody played by your browser’s kalimba sound. The lit note follows the music. Print large notes

About this song

Melody
Tune I NEED THEE EVERY HOUR, Robert Lowry, 1872
Words
Annie Sherwood Hawks (1836–1918), 1872 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
Public domain
Melody 1872, words 1872: first published before 1931.
Source
Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys

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