Oh My Darling, Clementine Kalimba Tabs (17-Key)

Oh My Darling, Clementine kalimba tabs

For a 17-key kalimba tuned to C major. This tab is one verse and the chorus: 60 notes on 7 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, high 1. high 1, 5, high 3, high 3. high 3, high 1, high 1, high 3. high 5, high 5, high 4, high 3. high 2, high 2, high 3. high 4, high 4, high 3, high 2. high 3, high 1, high 1, high 3. high 2, 5, 7, high 2. high 1, high 1, high 1. high 1, 5, high 3, high 3. high 3, high 1, high 1, high 3. high 5, high 5, high 4, high 3. high 2, high 2, high 3. high 4, high 4, high 3, high 2. high 3, high 1, high 1, high 3. high 2, 5, 7, high 2. high 1.

Letter notes

C₅C₅C₅G₄E₅E₅E₅C₅C₅E₅G₅G₅F₅E₅D₅D₅E₅F₅F₅E₅D₅E₅C₅C₅E₅D₅G₄B₄D₅C₅C₅C₅C₅G₄E₅E₅E₅C₅C₅E₅G₅G₅F₅E₅D₅D₅E₅F₅F₅E₅D₅E₅C₅C₅E₅D₅G₄B₄D₅C₅

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 1̇ 1̇ 5 3̇ 3̇ 3̇ 1̇ (C5 C5 C5 G4 E5 E5 E5 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

An American ballad set in the California Gold Rush, usually credited to Percy Montrose (1884). The melody is in the public domain.

About this tab

What it covers. One verse and the chorus, as printed (the verse and the chorus use the same tune with slightly different rhythms).
Key. C major (printed in G major; moved up a fourth).
Source. Transcribed from Songs the Whole World Sings, edited by Albert E. Wier (D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1915), p. 173, “Oh, My Darling Clementine” (P. Montrose), voice line.