Amazing Grace on the kalimba: tabs
Amazing Grace is a medium song on the kalimba: 37 notes over 17 bars in 3/4 at 72 BPM, about 42 seconds. It uses 6 different keys. It fits the keys as it is, with no transposing.
Amazing Grace kalimba tab in numbers
| r r 51* | 1* - 3*1* | | 3* - 2* | 1* - 6 | | 5 - 51* | 1* - 3*1* | | 3* - 2*5* | 5* - - | | - - 3*5* | 5* - 3*1* | | 3* - 2* | 1* - 6 | | 5 - 51* | 1* - 3*1* | | 3* - 2* | 1* - - | | - - |
Amazing Grace kalimba tab in letters
| r r G4C5 | C5 - E5C5 | | E5 - D5 | C5 - A4 | | G4 - G4C5 | C5 - E5C5 | | E5 - D5G5 | G5 - - | | - - E5G5 | G5 - E5C5 | | E5 - D5 | C5 - A4 | | G4 - G4C5 | C5 - E5C5 | | E5 - D5 | C5 - - | | - - |
Amazing Grace kalimba tab in solfège
| r r Sol4Do5 | Do5 - Mi5Do5 | | Mi5 - Ré5 | Do5 - La4 | | Sol4 - Sol4Do5 | Do5 - Mi5Do5 | | Mi5 - Ré5Sol5 | Sol5 - - | | - - Mi5Sol5 | Sol5 - Mi5Do5 | | Mi5 - Ré5 | Do5 - La4 | | Sol4 - Sol4Do5 | Do5 - Mi5Do5 | | Mi5 - Ré5 | Do5 - - | | - - |
What to watch for
- The most played key is 1*, used for 13 of the 37 notes. The tune goes from 5 up to 5*.
- The widest jump is from 5 to 1* (5 semitones): slow down there the first times.
- A note is played again straight after itself 7 times: keep the beat steady rather than rushing the repeats.
How to read this tab
A vertical bar is a bar line. A dash keeps the last note ringing, an r is a silent beat, and notes in brackets are played together. It shows the melody part. The kalimba page explains the notes in more detail.