Abide with Me Kalimba Tabs (17-Key)

Abide with Me kalimba tabs

For a 17-key kalimba tuned to C major. This tab is the whole tune: 40 notes on 6 tines, from C4 up to A4.

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Number tab

The number tab read aloud, one sentence per group. “High” stands for one dot above the number and “very high” for two. 3, 3, 2. 1, 5. 6, 5, 5, 4. 3. 3, 4, 5. 6, 5. 4, 2, 3, 4. 5. 3, 3, 2. 1, 5. 5, 4, 4, 3. 2. 2, 3, 4. 3, 2, 1, 4. 3, 2. 1.

Letter notes

E₄E₄D₄C₄G₄A₄G₄G₄F₄E₄E₄F₄G₄A₄G₄F₄D₄E₄F₄G₄E₄E₄D₄C₄G₄G₄F₄F₄E₄D₄D₄E₄F₄E₄D₄C₄F₄E₄D₄C₄

Tines you need

The long tine in the middle is 1 (C4). Notes climb outward, alternating left and right, so neighbours on the same side are two steps apart.

How to read this tab

Numbers are steps of the scale. 1 is C, 2 is D, up to 7 for B. A dot above a number means one octave higher; two dots, two octaves higher. The song starts 3 3 2 1 5 6 5 5 (E4 E4 D4 C4 G4 A4 G4 G4).
Gaps mark bars. Each group is one bar of music. The tab shows which tine to play, not how long to hold it; press Listen on the play-along page to hear the rhythm.
Other kalimbas. On an 8-, 10- or 21-key kalimba in C the numbers mean the same notes, as long as the tines you need are there.

About the song

Henry Francis Lyte wrote the words in 1847. They are most often sung to “Eventide”, a tune by William Henry Monk. The melody is in the public domain.

About this tab

What it covers. Whole tune (W. H. Monk’s EVENTIDE), one verse.
Key. C major (printed in E-flat major).
Simplified. One sharpened note (A natural in E-flat, F sharp here) before the end of the second line is played as F.
Source. Transcribed from Mutopia Project “Eventide” (cyberhymnal transcription), soprano line.