Dusty Trail on the kalimba: tabs
Dusty Trail is a very easy song on the kalimba: 25 notes over 8 bars in 4/4 at 72 BPM, about 27 seconds. It uses 6 different keys. It fits the keys as it is, with no transposing.
Dusty Trail kalimba tab in numbers
| 5 2* 7 5 | 2* - 7 5 | | 6* 5* 2* 7 | 5 - - r | | 55 2* 7 5 | 2* 5* 2* - | | 7* 6* 5* 2* | 5 - - - |
Dusty Trail kalimba tab in letters
| G4 D5 B4 G4 | D5 - B4 G4 | | A5 G5 D5 B4 | G4 - - r | | G4G4 D5 B4 G4 | D5 G5 D5 - | | B5 A5 G5 D5 | G4 - - - |
Dusty Trail kalimba tab in solfège
| Sol4 Ré5 Si4 Sol4 | Ré5 - Si4 Sol4 | | La5 Sol5 Ré5 Si4 | Sol4 - - r | | Sol4Sol4 Ré5 Si4 Sol4 | Ré5 Sol5 Ré5 - | | Si5 La5 Sol5 Ré5 | Sol4 - - - |
What to watch for
- The most played key is 5, used for 8 of the 25 notes. The tune goes from 5 up to 7*.
- The widest jump is from 5 to 6* (14 semitones): slow down there the first times.
- A note is played again straight after itself 2 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.