Au clair de la lune on the kalimba: tabs
Au clair de la lune is a very easy song on the kalimba: 22 notes over 8 bars in 4/4 at 96 BPM, about 20 seconds. It uses 3 different keys. It fits the keys as it is, with no transposing.
Au clair de la lune kalimba tab in numbers
| 1 1 1 2 | 3 - 2 - | | 1 3 2 2 | 1 - - - | | 1 1 1 2 | 3 - 2 - | | 1 3 2 2 | 1 - - - |
Au clair de la lune kalimba tab in letters
| C4 C4 C4 D4 | E4 - D4 - | | C4 E4 D4 D4 | C4 - - - | | C4 C4 C4 D4 | E4 - D4 - | | C4 E4 D4 D4 | C4 - - - |
Au clair de la lune kalimba tab in solfège
| Do4 Do4 Do4 Ré4 | Mi4 - Ré4 - | | Do4 Mi4 Ré4 Ré4 | Do4 - - - | | Do4 Do4 Do4 Ré4 | Mi4 - Ré4 - | | Do4 Mi4 Ré4 Ré4 | Do4 - - - |
What to watch for
- The most played key is 1, used for 10 of the 22 notes. The tune goes from 1 up to 3.
- The widest jump is from 1 to 3 (4 semitones): slow down there the first times.
- A note is played again straight after itself 7 times: keep the beat steady rather than rushing the repeats.
How to read this tab
A vertical bar is a bar line. A dash keeps the last note ringing, an r is a silent beat, and notes in brackets are played together. It shows the melody part. The kalimba page explains the notes in more detail.