We Wish You a Merry Christmas Kalimba Tabs (17-Key)

We Wish You a Merry Christmas kalimba tabs

For a 17-key kalimba tuned to C major. 30 notes on 7 tines, from G4 up to F5.

Number tab

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G₄C₅C₅D₅C₅B₄A₄A₄A₄D₅D₅E₅D₅C₅B₄G₄G₄E₅E₅F₅E₅D₅C₅A₄G₄G₄A₄D₅B₄C₅

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 1̇ 2̇ 1̇ 7 6 6 (G4 C5 C5 D5 C5 B4 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.

A traditional English Christmas carol from the West Country. The melody is in the public domain.