Twinkle Twinkle Little Star on the kalimba: tabs

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star is a very easy song on the kalimba: 42 notes over 12 bars in 4/4 at 100 BPM, about 29 seconds. It uses 6 different keys. It fits the keys as it is, with no transposing.

Play it with falling notes Print the tab

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star kalimba tab in numbers

| 1 1 5 5 | 6 6 5 - |
| 4 4 3 3 | 2 2 1 - |
| 5 5 4 4 | 3 3 2 - |
| 5 5 4 4 | 3 3 2 - |
| 1 1 5 5 | 6 6 5 - |
| 4 4 3 3 | 2 2 1 - |

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star kalimba tab in letters

| C4 C4 G4 G4 | A4 A4 G4 - |
| F4 F4 E4 E4 | D4 D4 C4 - |
| G4 G4 F4 F4 | E4 E4 D4 - |
| G4 G4 F4 F4 | E4 E4 D4 - |
| C4 C4 G4 G4 | A4 A4 G4 - |
| F4 F4 E4 E4 | D4 D4 C4 - |

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star kalimba tab in solfège

| Do4 Do4 Sol4 Sol4 | La4 La4 Sol4 - |
| Fa4 Fa4 Mi4 Mi4 | Ré4 Ré4 Do4 - |
| Sol4 Sol4 Fa4 Fa4 | Mi4 Mi4 Ré4 - |
| Sol4 Sol4 Fa4 Fa4 | Mi4 Mi4 Ré4 - |
| Do4 Do4 Sol4 Sol4 | La4 La4 Sol4 - |
| Fa4 Fa4 Mi4 Mi4 | Ré4 Ré4 Do4 - |

What to watch for

The most played key is 5, used for 10 of the 42 notes. The tune goes from 1 up to 6.
The widest jump is from 1 to 5 (7 semitones): slow down there the first times.
A note is played again straight after itself 18 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.

Source: Traditional, public domain. Licence: Public domain.