Jingle Bells Kalimba Tabs (17-Key)

Jingle Bells kalimba tabs

For a 17-key kalimba tuned to C major. 51 notes on 5 tines, from C5 up to G5.

Number tab

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E₅E₅E₅E₅E₅E₅E₅G₅C₅D₅E₅F₅F₅F₅F₅F₅E₅E₅E₅E₅E₅D₅D₅E₅D₅G₅E₅E₅E₅E₅E₅E₅E₅G₅C₅D₅E₅F₅F₅F₅F₅F₅E₅E₅E₅E₅G₅G₅F₅D₅C₅

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 3̇ 3̇ 3̇ 3̇ 3̇ 3̇ 3̇ 5̇ (E5 E5 E5 E5 E5 E5 E5 G5).
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.

Written by James Lord Pierpont and published in 1857. This tab is the chorus. The melody is in the public domain.