London Bridge Is Falling Down on the kalimba: tabs
London Bridge Is Falling Down is a very easy song on the kalimba: 24 notes over 8 bars in 4/4 at 100 BPM, about 19 seconds. It uses 6 different keys. It fits the keys as it is, with no transposing.
London Bridge Is Falling Down kalimba tab in numbers
| 5 6 5 4 | 3 4 5 - | | 2 3 4 - | 3 4 5 - | | 5 6 5 4 | 3 4 5 - | | 2 - 5 - | 3 1 - |
London Bridge Is Falling Down kalimba tab in letters
| G4 A4 G4 F4 | E4 F4 G4 - | | D4 E4 F4 - | E4 F4 G4 - | | G4 A4 G4 F4 | E4 F4 G4 - | | D4 - G4 - | E4 C4 - |
London Bridge Is Falling Down kalimba tab in solfège
| Sol4 La4 Sol4 Fa4 | Mi4 Fa4 Sol4 - | | Ré4 Mi4 Fa4 - | Mi4 Fa4 Sol4 - | | Sol4 La4 Sol4 Fa4 | Mi4 Fa4 Sol4 - | | Ré4 - Sol4 - | Mi4 Do4 - |
What to watch for
- The most played key is 5, used for 8 of the 24 notes. The tune goes from 1 up to 6.
- The widest jump is from 5 to 2 (5 semitones): slow down there the first times.
- A note is played again straight after itself 1 time: 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.