O Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum) Kalimba Tabs

O Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum) kalimba tabs

For a 17-key kalimba tuned to C major. This tab is the whole tune: 46 notes on 8 tines, from G4 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. 5. high 1, high 1, high 1, high 2. high 3, high 3, high 3, high 3. high 2, high 3, high 4, 7. high 2, high 1, high 5. high 5, high 3, high 6, high 5. high 5, high 4, high 4, high 4. high 4, high 2, high 5, high 4. high 4, high 3, high 3, 5. high 1, high 1, high 1, high 2. high 3, high 3, high 3, high 3. high 2, high 3, high 4, 7. high 2, high 1.

Letter notes

G₄C₅C₅C₅D₅E₅E₅E₅E₅D₅E₅F₅B₄D₅C₅G₅G₅E₅A₅G₅G₅F₅F₅F₅F₅D₅G₅F₅F₅E₅E₅G₄C₅C₅C₅D₅E₅E₅E₅E₅D₅E₅F₅B₄D₅C₅

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 5 1̇ 1̇ 1̇ 2̇ 3̇ 3̇ 3̇ (G4 C5 C5 C5 D5 E5 E5 E5).
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

A German folk tune. Ernst Anschütz wrote the Christmas words in 1824. The melody is in the public domain.

About this tab

What it covers. Whole tune, with the first part repeated at the end (da capo).
Key. C major (engraved in G major).
Source. Transcribed from Wikipedia score (melody line: the first part, the middle part, then the first part again).