Canon, the opening theme on the kalimba: tabs

Canon, the opening theme is a easy song on the kalimba: 17 notes over 9 bars in 4/4 at 60 BPM, about 36 seconds. It uses 8 different keys. It fits the keys as it is, with no transposing.

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Canon, the opening theme kalimba tab in numbers

| 3* - 2* - | 1* - 7 - |
| 6 - 5 - | 6 - 7 - |
| 1* - 7 - | 6 - 5 - |
| 4 - 3 - | 4 - 5 - |
| 1* - - - |

Canon, the opening theme kalimba tab in letters

| E5 - D5 - | C5 - B4 - |
| A4 - G4 - | A4 - B4 - |
| C5 - B4 - | A4 - G4 - |
| F4 - E4 - | F4 - G4 - |
| C5 - - - |

Canon, the opening theme kalimba tab in solfège

| Mi5 - Ré5 - | Do5 - Si4 - |
| La4 - Sol4 - | La4 - Si4 - |
| Do5 - Si4 - | La4 - Sol4 - |
| Fa4 - Mi4 - | Fa4 - Sol4 - |
| Do5 - - - |

What to watch for

The most played key is 1*, used for 3 of the 17 notes. The tune goes from 3 up to 3*.
The widest jump is from 5 to 1* (5 semitones): slow down there the first times.

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.

Source: Pachelbel, Canon in D (c. 1680), public domain; the opening theme, in C. Licence: Public domain.