Mary Had a Little Lamb Kalimba Tabs (17-Key)

Mary Had a Little Lamb kalimba tabs

For a 17-key kalimba tuned to C major. 26 notes on 4 tines, from C4 up to G4.

Number tab

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E₄D₄C₄D₄E₄E₄E₄D₄D₄D₄E₄G₄G₄E₄D₄C₄D₄E₄E₄E₄E₄D₄D₄E₄D₄C₄

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 3 2 1 2 3 3 3 2 (E4 D4 C4 D4 E4 E4 E4 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.

The words are from Sarah Josepha Hale’s 1830 poem. The tune is usually credited to Lowell Mason. The melody is in the public domain.