Holy, Holy, Holy Kalimba Tabs (17-Key)

Holy, Holy, Holy kalimba tabs

For a 17-key kalimba tuned to C major. This tab is the whole tune: 45 notes on 8 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. 1, 1, 3, 3. 5, 5. 6, 6, 6. 5, 3. 5, 5, 5, 5. high 1, 7, 5. 2, 5, 6, 5. 5. 1, 1, 3, 3. 5, 5. 6, 6, 6, 6. 5, 5. high 1, 5, 5. 6, 3. 4, 2, 2, 1. 1.

Letter notes

C₄C₄E₄E₄G₄G₄A₄A₄A₄G₄E₄G₄G₄G₄G₄C₅B₄G₄D₄G₄A₄G₄G₄C₄C₄E₄E₄G₄G₄A₄A₄A₄A₄G₄G₄C₅G₄G₄A₄E₄F₄D₄D₄C₄C₄

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 1 1 3 3 5 5 6 6 (C4 C4 E4 E4 G4 G4 A4 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.

About the song

Reginald Heber’s words were first published in 1826. John Bacchus Dykes wrote the tune, “Nicaea”, for them in 1861. The melody is in the public domain.

About this tab

What it covers. Whole tune (John B. Dykes’s NICAEA), one verse.
Key. C major (printed in D major).
Source. Transcribed from Mutopia Project “Nicaea” (cyberhymnal transcription), soprano line.