Noon Showdown on the kalimba: tabs
Noon Showdown is a easy song on the kalimba: 25 notes over 8 bars in 4/4 at 92 BPM, about 20 seconds. It uses 5 different keys. It fits the keys as it is, with no transposing.
Noon Showdown kalimba tab in numbers
| 5 5 5 r | 7 5 4* - | | 5 5 5 r | 2* 7 5 - | | 5* 4* 2* 7 | 4* - 2* 7 | | 55 7 2* 5* | 5* - - |
Noon Showdown kalimba tab in letters
| G4 G4 G4 r | B4 G4 F5 - | | G4 G4 G4 r | D5 B4 G4 - | | G5 F5 D5 B4 | F5 - D5 B4 | | G4G4 B4 D5 G5 | G5 - - |
Noon Showdown kalimba tab in solfège
| Sol4 Sol4 Sol4 r | Si4 Sol4 Fa5 - | | Sol4 Sol4 Sol4 r | Ré5 Si4 Sol4 - | | Sol5 Fa5 Ré5 Si4 | Fa5 - Ré5 Si4 | | Sol4Sol4 Si4 Ré5 Sol5 | Sol5 - - |
What to watch for
- The most played key is 5, used for 10 of the 25 notes. The tune goes from 5 up to 5*.
- The widest jump is from 5 to 5* (12 semitones): slow down there the first times.
- A note is played again straight after itself 6 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.