Kalimba Medium

Oh! Susanna Kalimba Tabs

Number tabs and letters for kalimba. Starts 5 6 7 2° 2° 3°.

Key
G major
Range
G4–E5
Length
85 notes
Melody
1848, public domain

The notes

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

5G6A7B2°D2°D3°E2°D7B5G6A7B7B6A5G6A5G6A

7B2°D2°D3°E2°D7B5G6A7B7B6A6A5G5G6A

7B2°D2°D3°E2°D7B5G6A7B7B6A5G6A5G6A

7B2°D2°D3°E2°D7B5G6A7B7B6A6A5G

1°C1°C3°E3°E3°E2°D2°D7B5G6A5G6A

7B2°D2°D3°E2°D7B5G6A7B7B6A6A5G

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
70%

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

1C2D3E5G5G6A5G3E1C2D3E3E2D1C2D1C2D

3E5G5G6A5G3E1C2D3E3E2D2D1C1C2D

3E5G5G6A5G3E1C2D3E3E2D1C2D1C2D

3E5G5G6A5G3E1C2D3E3E2D2D1C

4F4F6A6A6A5G5G3E1C2D1C2D

3E5G5G6A5G3E1C2D3E3E2D2D1C

About this song

Melody
Stephen Foster (1826–1864), 1848
Public domain
Melody 1848, melody only: first published before 1931.
Source
Heart Songs Dear to the American People (Chapple, 1909), pp. 172–173, “Oh! Susanna” (1909)

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