Ode to Joy Kalimba Tabs (17-Key)

Ode to Joy kalimba tabs

For a 17-key kalimba tuned to C major. 62 notes on 6 tines, from G4 up to G5.

Number tab

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E₅E₅F₅G₅G₅F₅E₅D₅C₅C₅D₅E₅E₅D₅D₅E₅E₅F₅G₅G₅F₅E₅D₅C₅C₅D₅E₅D₅C₅C₅D₅D₅E₅C₅D₅E₅F₅E₅C₅D₅E₅F₅E₅D₅C₅D₅G₄E₅E₅F₅G₅G₅F₅E₅D₅C₅C₅D₅E₅D₅C₅C₅

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 4̇ 5̇ 5̇ 4̇ 3̇ 2̇ (E5 E5 F5 G5 G5 F5 E5 D5).
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 main theme of the last movement of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, first performed in 1824. The melody is in the public domain.