Music Box Waltz on the kalimba: tabs

Music Box Waltz is a easy song on the kalimba: 25 notes over 15 bars in 3/4 at 132 BPM, about 20 seconds. It uses 8 different keys. It fits the keys as it is, with no transposing.

Play it with falling notes Print the tab

Music Box Waltz kalimba tab in numbers

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

Music Box Waltz kalimba tab in letters

| E5 - D5 | C5 - E5 |
| G5 - - | F5 - D5 |
| E5 - C5 | A4 - C5 |
| D5 - - | r r r |
| E5 - D5 | C5 - E5 |
| G5 - A5 | G5 - E5 |
| F5 - D5 | B4 - D5 |
| C5 - - |

Music Box Waltz kalimba tab in solfège

| Mi5 - Ré5 | Do5 - Mi5 |
| Sol5 - - | Fa5 - Ré5 |
| Mi5 - Do5 | La4 - Do5 |
| Ré5 - - | r r r |
| Mi5 - Ré5 | Do5 - Mi5 |
| Sol5 - La5 | Sol5 - Mi5 |
| Fa5 - Ré5 | Si4 - Ré5 |
| Do5 - - |

What to watch for

The most played key is 3*, used for 6 of the 25 notes. The tune goes from 6 up to 6*.
The widest jump is from 1* to 3* (4 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: Written for Plonk, dedicated to the public domain. Licence: Public domain (CC0).