Ode to Joy on the kalimba: tabs
Ode to Joy is a very easy song on the kalimba: 30 notes over 8 bars in 4/4 at 108 BPM, about 18 seconds. It uses 5 different keys. It fits the keys as it is, with no transposing.
Ode to Joy kalimba tab in numbers
| 3 3 4 5 | 5 4 3 2 | | 1 1 2 3 | 3 2 2 - | | 3 3 4 5 | 5 4 3 2 | | 1 1 2 3 | 2 1 1 - |
Ode to Joy kalimba tab in letters
| E4 E4 F4 G4 | G4 F4 E4 D4 | | C4 C4 D4 E4 | E4 D4 D4 - | | E4 E4 F4 G4 | G4 F4 E4 D4 | | C4 C4 D4 E4 | D4 C4 C4 - |
Ode to Joy kalimba tab in solfège
| Mi4 Mi4 Fa4 Sol4 | Sol4 Fa4 Mi4 Ré4 | | Do4 Do4 Ré4 Mi4 | Mi4 Ré4 Ré4 - | | Mi4 Mi4 Fa4 Sol4 | Sol4 Fa4 Mi4 Ré4 | | Do4 Do4 Ré4 Mi4 | Ré4 Do4 Do4 - |
What to watch for
- The most played key is 3, used for 9 of the 30 notes. The tune goes from 1 up to 5.
- The widest jump is from 4 to 5 (2 semitones): slow down there the first times.
- A note is played again straight after itself 9 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.