Amazing Grace Kalimba Tabs (17-Key)

Amazing Grace kalimba tabs

For a 17-key kalimba tuned to C major. 32 notes on 6 tines, from G4 up to G5.

Number tab

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G₄C₅E₅C₅E₅D₅C₅A₄G₄G₄C₅E₅C₅E₅D₅G₅E₅G₅E₅C₅E₅D₅C₅A₄G₄G₄C₅E₅C₅E₅D₅C₅

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.

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 5 1̇ 3̇ 1̇ 3̇ 2̇ 1̇ 6 (G4 C5 E5 C5 E5 D5 C5 A4).
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.

John Newton’s hymn from 1779. The words were first printed with this melody, “New Britain”, in 1835. The melody is in the public domain.