Blessed Assurance kalimba tabs

For a 17-key kalimba tuned to C major. This tab is the verse and the refrain: 73 notes on 10 tines, from B4 up to D6.

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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. high 3, high 2, high 1. high 5, high 5, high 4, high 5, high 6. high 5, high 5, high 3, high 5. very high 1, high 7, high 7, high 6, high 5, high 4. high 5, high 3, high 2, high 1. high 5, high 5, high 4, high 5, high 6. high 5, high 1, high 2, high 3. high 4, high 2, high 1, high 2, 7. high 1, high 5, high 5, high 5. very high 1, high 5, high 6, high 6, high 6. high 5, high 5, high 5, high 5. high 6, very high 1, high 7, high 7, high 6. high 7, high 7, very high 1, very high 2. very high 1, high 5, high 6, high 5, high 6. high 5, high 1, high 2, high 3. high 4, high 2, high 1, high 2, 7. high 1.

Letter notes

E₅D₅C₅G₅G₅F₅G₅A₅G₅G₅E₅G₅C₆B₅B₅A₅G₅F₅G₅E₅D₅C₅G₅G₅F₅G₅A₅G₅C₅D₅E₅F₅D₅C₅D₅B₄C₅G₅G₅G₅C₆G₅A₅A₅A₅G₅G₅G₅G₅A₅C₆B₅B₅A₅B₅B₅C₆D₆C₆G₅A₅G₅A₅G₅C₅D₅E₅F₅D₅C₅D₅B₄C₅

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 3̇ 2̇ 1̇ 5̇ 5̇ 4̇ 5̇ 6̇ (E5 D5 C5 G5 G5 F5 G5 A5).
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

Words by Fanny Crosby and music by Phoebe Palmer Knapp, both from 1873. The melody is in the public domain.

About this tab

What it covers. Verse and refrain (“This is my story, this is my song”).
Key. C major (printed in D major).
Simplified. One sharpened passing note (G sharp in D major, F sharp here) in the verse is played as F.
Source. Transcribed from Mutopia Project “Blessed Assurance” (cyberhymnal transcription), soprano line.

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