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Minuet in G kalimba tabs

For a 17-key kalimba tuned to C major. 64 notes on 9 tines, from B4 up to C6.

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Number tab

The number tab read aloud, group by group. “High” stands for one dot above the number and “very high” for two.

  1. high 5, high 1, high 2, high 3, high 4.
  2. high 5, high 1, high 1.
  3. high 6, high 4, high 5, high 6, high 7.
  4. very high 1, high 1, high 1.
  5. high 4, high 5, high 4, high 3, high 2.
  6. high 3, high 4, high 3, high 2, high 1.
  7. 7, high 1, high 2, high 3, high 1.
  8. high 2.
  9. high 5, high 1, high 2, high 3, high 4.
  10. high 5, high 1, high 1.
  11. high 6, high 4, high 5, high 6, high 7.
  12. very high 1, high 1, high 1.
  13. high 4, high 5, high 4, high 3, high 2.
  14. high 3, high 4, high 3, high 2, high 1.
  15. high 2, high 3, high 2, high 1, 7.
  16. high 1.

Letter notes

G5C5D5E5F5G5C5C5A5F5G5A5B5C6C5C5F5G5F5E5D5E5F5E5D5C5B4C5D5E5C5D5G5C5D5E5F5G5C5C5A5F5G5A5B5C6C5C5F5G5F5E5D5E5F5E5D5C5D5E5D5C5B4C5

Tines you need

7•5•3•1•72•4•6•1••

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 C scale, 1 (C) to 7 (B), and each dot above a number means one octave higher; the tab shows which tine to play, not how long to hold it. Each numbered group is one bar of music, or more than one where a note lasts across a bar line.

How to read kalimba tabs

About the song

A minuet from the 1725 Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach, long credited to J. S. Bach and now attributed to Christian Petzold. This tab is the first half (bars 1 to 16). Set the Key to G on the kalimba to hear it in its original key. The melody is in the public domain.

Also in The Complete Kalimba Songbook, our book with every note’s length marked.

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