Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming Kalimba Tabs
Number tabs and letters for kalimba, with the words under each note. Starts 5° 5° 5° 6° 5° 5°.
The notes and words
Key: C major, white keys only, so every note is on a kalimba tuned to C.
5°GLo,5°Ghow5°Ga6°ARose5°Ge'er5°Gbloom-3°Eing4°Ffrom3°Eten-2°Dder1°Cstem7Bhath1°Csprung!
5°GOf5°GJes-5°Gse's6°Alin-5°Geage5°Gcom-3°Eing,
4°Fas3°Emen2°Dof1°Cold7Bhave1°Csung.
3°EIt2°Dcame,7Ba1°Cflow'r-6Aet5Gbright,
5°Ga-5°Gmid5°Gthe
6°Acold5°Gof5°Gwin-3°Eter,4°FWhen3°Ehalf2°Dspent1°Cwas7Bthe1°Cnight.
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7B4
- 1°C5
- 2°D5
- 3°E5
- 4°F5
- 5°G5
- 6°A5
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 ES IST EIN ROS ENTSPRUNGEN (RHYTHMIC), from Altes Catholische Geistliche Kirchengeseng (Köln, 1599), 1599
- Words
- German, 15th century; stanzas 3–4 Friedrich Layriz, translated by Theodore Baker, Harriet Reynolds Krauth and John Caspar Mattes, 1914 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1599, words 1914: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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