Hot Cross Buns on the kalimba: tabs
Hot Cross Buns is a very easy song on the kalimba: 34 notes over 8 bars in 4/4 at 100 BPM, about 19 seconds. It uses 3 different keys. It fits the keys as it is, with no transposing.
Hot Cross Buns kalimba tab in numbers
| 3 2 1 - | 3 2 1 - | | 11 11 22 22 | 3 2 1 - | | 3 2 1 - | 3 2 1 - | | 11 11 22 22 | 3 2 1 - |
Hot Cross Buns kalimba tab in letters
| E4 D4 C4 - | E4 D4 C4 - | | C4C4 C4C4 D4D4 D4D4 | E4 D4 C4 - | | E4 D4 C4 - | E4 D4 C4 - | | C4C4 C4C4 D4D4 D4D4 | E4 D4 C4 - |
Hot Cross Buns kalimba tab in solfège
| Mi4 Ré4 Do4 - | Mi4 Ré4 Do4 - | | Do4Do4 Do4Do4 Ré4Ré4 Ré4Ré4 | Mi4 Ré4 Do4 - | | Mi4 Ré4 Do4 - | Mi4 Ré4 Do4 - | | Do4Do4 Do4Do4 Ré4Ré4 Ré4Ré4 | Mi4 Ré4 Do4 - |
What to watch for
- The most played key is 2, used for 14 of the 34 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 14 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.