Ave Maria (Schubert) Kalimba Tabs (17-Key)

Ave Maria (Schubert) kalimba tabs

For a 17-key kalimba tuned to C major. This tab is the first sentence of the voice part: 49 notes on 8 tines, from G4 up to G5.

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

Letter notes

C₅B₄C₅E₅D₅C₅D₅C₅B₄A₄B₄C₅E₅E₅D₅C₅B₄A₄E₅F₅E₅D₅B₄D₅C₅B₄D₅E₅F₅D₅B₄C₅E₅D₅D₅B₄A₄C₅E₅G₅E₅C₅D₅A₄B₄C₅B₄A₄G₄

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 1̇ 7 1̇ 3̇ 2̇ 1̇ 2̇ 1̇ (C5 B4 C5 E5 D5 C5 D5 C5).
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

Franz Schubert’s song “Ellens dritter Gesang”, written in 1825, which opens with the words “Ave Maria”. It is a different piece from the Bach–Gounod Ave Maria. The melody is in the public domain.

About this tab

What it covers. The voice part of the first sentence, from “Ave Maria” to “Soll mein Gebet zu dir hinwehen” (bars 3-8).
Key. C major (the original is in B-flat major).
Simplified. Three sharpened notes have no tines on a kalimba in C (F sharp, D sharp and C sharp here); they are played as F, D and C. Grace notes are left out.
Source. Transcribed from Mutopia Project “Ave Maria” D. 839 (Ellens dritter Gesang), voice part; Mutopia’s source: C. F. Peters edition.