Kalimba Easy

Mary Had a Little Lamb Kalimba Tabs

Number tabs and letters for kalimba, with the words under each note. Starts 6 5 4 5 6 6.

Key
F major
Range
F4–C5
Length
26 notes
Melody
1909, public domain

The notes and words

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

6AMa-5Gry4Fhad5Ga6Alit-6Atle6Alamb,

5Glit-5Gtle5Glamb,6Alit-1°Ctle1°Clamb,

6AMa-5Gry4Fhad5Ga6Alit-6Atle6Alamb,

6AIts5Gfleece5Gwas6Awhite5Gas4Fsnow.

Tines: 1 = C, 2 = D … 7 = B; each ° is one octave higher (the middle tine is 1).
  • 4F4
  • 5G4
  • 6A4
  • 1°C5
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Staff notation

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

8-key kalimba

Key: F major, white keys only, so every note is on a kalimba tuned to C. The melody fits the 8 tines, 1 to 1°.

6AMa-5Gry4Fhad5Ga6Alit-6Atle6Alamb,

5Glit-5Gtle5Glamb,6Alit-1°Ctle1°Clamb,

6AMa-5Gry4Fhad5Ga6Alit-6Atle6Alamb,

6AIts5Gfleece5Gwas6Awhite5Gas4Fsnow.

About this song

Melody
Traditional, 1909
Words
Sarah Josepha Hale (1788–1879), 1830 (first verse shown)
Public domain
Melody 1909, words 1830: first published before 1931.
Source
Heart Songs Dear to the American People (Chapple, 1909), p. 345, “Mary Had a Little Lamb” (1909)

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