Campfire Boing on the kalimba: tabs
Campfire Boing is a easy song on the kalimba: 28 notes over 8 bars in 4/4 at 120 BPM, about 16 seconds. It uses 7 different keys. It fits the keys as it is, with no transposing.
Campfire Boing kalimba tab in numbers
| 5 7 2* 7 | 5* 2* 7 2* | | 6* 5* 2* 7 | 5 - r r | | 57 2*5* 2* 7 | 6*5* 2* 7 - | | 2** 7* 5* 2* | 5 - - - |
Campfire Boing kalimba tab in letters
| G4 B4 D5 B4 | G5 D5 B4 D5 | | A5 G5 D5 B4 | G4 - r r | | G4B4 D5G5 D5 B4 | A5G5 D5 B4 - | | D6 B5 G5 D5 | G4 - - - |
Campfire Boing kalimba tab in solfège
| Sol4 Si4 Ré5 Si4 | Sol5 Ré5 Si4 Ré5 | | La5 Sol5 Ré5 Si4 | Sol4 - r r | | Sol4Si4 Ré5Sol5 Ré5 Si4 | La5Sol5 Ré5 Si4 - | | Ré6 Si5 Sol5 Ré5 | Sol4 - - - |
What to watch for
- The most played key is 2*, used for 8 of the 28 notes. The tune goes from 5 up to 2**.
- The widest jump is from 7 to 2** (15 semitones): slow down there the first times.
- A note is played again straight after itself 1 time: 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.