Oh! Susanna on the kalimba: tabs
Oh! Susanna is a easy song on the kalimba: 55 notes over 17 bars in 2/4 at 104 BPM, about 19 seconds. It uses 6 different keys. It fits the keys as it is, with no transposing.
Oh! Susanna kalimba tab in numbers
| r 12 | 35 56 | | 53 12 | 33 21 | | 2 12 | 35 56 | | 53 12 | 33 22 | | 1 - | 4 4 | | 66 6 | 55 31 | | 2 12 | 35 56 | | 53 12 | 33 22 | | 1 - |
Oh! Susanna kalimba tab in letters
| r C4D4 | E4G4 G4A4 | | G4E4 C4D4 | E4E4 D4C4 | | D4 C4D4 | E4G4 G4A4 | | G4E4 C4D4 | E4E4 D4D4 | | C4 - | F4 F4 | | A4A4 A4 | G4G4 E4C4 | | D4 C4D4 | E4G4 G4A4 | | G4E4 C4D4 | E4E4 D4D4 | | C4 - |
Oh! Susanna kalimba tab in solfège
| r Do4Ré4 | Mi4Sol4 Sol4La4 | | Sol4Mi4 Do4Ré4 | Mi4Mi4 Ré4Do4 | | Ré4 Do4Ré4 | Mi4Sol4 Sol4La4 | | Sol4Mi4 Do4Ré4 | Mi4Mi4 Ré4Ré4 | | Do4 - | Fa4 Fa4 | | La4La4 La4 | Sol4Sol4 Mi4Do4 | | Ré4 Do4Ré4 | Mi4Sol4 Sol4La4 | | Sol4Mi4 Do4Ré4 | Mi4Mi4 Ré4Ré4 | | Do4 - |
What to watch for
- The most played key is 2, used for 13 of the 55 notes. The tune goes from 1 up to 6.
- The widest jump is from 1 to 4 (5 semitones): slow down there the first times.
- A note is played again straight after itself 12 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.