Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing Kalimba Tabs

Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing kalimba tabs

For a 17-key kalimba tuned to C major. This tab is the whole tune: 63 notes on 7 tines, from C4 up to C5.

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

Letter notes

E₄D₄C₄C₄E₄G₄D₄D₄E₄G₄A₄G₄E₄D₄C₄E₄D₄C₄C₄E₄G₄D₄D₄E₄G₄A₄G₄E₄D₄C₄G₄A₄B₄C₅B₄A₄G₄A₄G₄E₄G₄A₄B₄C₅B₄A₄G₄C₅E₄D₄C₄C₄E₄G₄D₄D₄E₄G₄A₄G₄E₄D₄C₄

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 2 1 1 3 5 2 2 (E4 D4 C4 C4 E4 G4 D4 D4).
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

Robert Robinson wrote the words in 1757. The tune, “Nettleton”, was first printed in 1813 in John Wyeth’s Repository of Sacred Music, Part Second. The melody is in the public domain.

About this tab

What it covers. Whole tune (NETTLETON), one verse.
Key. C major (printed in E-flat / D major).
Source. Transcribed from Mutopia Project “Nettleton” (cyberhymnal transcription), soprano line.