Kazoo Parade on the kalimba: tabs
Kazoo Parade is a easy song on the kalimba: 31 notes over 8 bars in 4/4 at 108 BPM, about 18 seconds. It uses 7 different keys. It fits the keys as it is, with no transposing.
Kazoo Parade kalimba tab in numbers
| 55 1* 1* 2*2* | 3* - 3*3* 2* | | 1* 2* 5 - | 55 1* 1* 2*2* | | 3* - 5* 3* | 2* 7 1* - | | 3*3* 4* 3* 2* | 1* - - - |
Kazoo Parade kalimba tab in letters
| G4G4 C5 C5 D5D5 | E5 - E5E5 D5 | | C5 D5 G4 - | G4G4 C5 C5 D5D5 | | E5 - G5 E5 | D5 B4 C5 - | | E5E5 F5 E5 D5 | C5 - - - |
Kazoo Parade kalimba tab in solfège
| Sol4Sol4 Do5 Do5 Ré5Ré5 | Mi5 - Mi5Mi5 Ré5 | | Do5 Ré5 Sol4 - | Sol4Sol4 Do5 Do5 Ré5Ré5 | | Mi5 - Sol5 Mi5 | Ré5 Si4 Do5 - | | Mi5Mi5 Fa5 Mi5 Ré5 | Do5 - - - |
What to watch for
- The most played key is 2*, used for 8 of the 31 notes. The tune goes from 5 up to 5*.
- The widest jump is from 2* to 5 (7 semitones): slow down there the first times.
- A note is played again straight after itself 10 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.