O Come, All Ye Faithful kalimba tabs

For a 17-key kalimba tuned to C major. This tab is the whole tune with the refrain: 62 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. high 1, 5, high 1. high 2, 5. high 3, high 2, high 3, high 4. high 3, high 2, high 1. high 1, 7, 6. 7, high 1, high 2, high 3. 7, 6, 5. 5. high 5, high 4, high 3. high 4, high 3. high 2, high 3, high 1, high 2. 7, 6, 5, high 1. high 1, 7, high 1, high 2. high 1, 5, high 3. high 3, high 2, high 3, high 4. high 3, high 2, high 3. high 4, high 3, high 2, high 1. 7, high 1, high 4. high 3, high 2, high 1. high 1.

Letter notes

C₅C₅G₄C₅D₅G₄E₅D₅E₅F₅E₅D₅C₅C₅B₄A₄B₄C₅D₅E₅B₄A₄G₄G₄G₅F₅E₅F₅E₅D₅E₅C₅D₅B₄A₄G₄C₅C₅B₄C₅D₅C₅G₄E₅E₅D₅E₅F₅E₅D₅E₅F₅E₅D₅C₅B₄C₅F₅E₅D₅C₅C₅

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 5 1̇ 2̇ 5 3̇ 2̇ (C5 C5 G4 C5 D5 G4 E5 D5).
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

Known in Latin as “Adeste Fideles”. It is most often credited to John Francis Wade, who published it in 1751. Frederick Oakeley wrote the English words in 1841. The melody is in the public domain.

About this tab

What it covers. Whole tune with the refrain.
Key. C major (printed in A major; moved up a minor third).
Source. Transcribed from The Blue Book of Favorite Songs (Hall & McCreary, Chicago, 1928), p. 72, “O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles)”.

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