Good Christian Men, Rejoice kalimba tabs

For a 17-key kalimba tuned to C major. This tab is the whole tune: 58 notes on 8 tines, from A4 up to A5.

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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, high 1. high 3, high 4. high 5, high 6. high 5, high 5. high 1, high 1. high 3, high 4. high 5, high 6. high 5. high 5, high 6. high 5, high 4. high 3, high 2. high 1. high 1. high 1. high 2, high 2. high 3, high 2. high 1, high 2. high 3. high 5, high 6. high 5, high 4. high 3, high 2. high 1, high 1. high 2, high 2. high 3, high 2. high 1, high 2. high 3. 6, 6. 7, 7. high 1. high 5. high 3, high 3. high 2, high 2. high 1.

Letter notes

C₅C₅C₅E₅F₅G₅A₅G₅G₅C₅C₅E₅F₅G₅A₅G₅G₅A₅G₅F₅E₅D₅C₅C₅C₅D₅D₅E₅D₅C₅D₅E₅G₅A₅G₅F₅E₅D₅C₅C₅D₅D₅E₅D₅C₅D₅E₅A₄A₄B₄B₄C₅G₅E₅E₅D₅D₅C₅

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 1̇ 3̇ 4̇ 5̇ 6̇ 5̇ (C5 C5 C5 E5 F5 G5 A5 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.

About the song

The melody is the German carol “In dulci jubilo”, from the 14th century. John Mason Neale wrote the English words in 1853. The melody is in the public domain.

About this tab

What it covers. Whole tune (one verse), as printed with the English words, including the two long notes after the third line that many later hymnals leave out.
Key. C major (printed in F major).
Source. Transcribed from Charles L. Hutchins, Carols Old and Carols New (The Parish Choir, Boston, 1916), Carol 342, “Good Christian men, rejoice”, top voice.

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