Reed Dance on the kalimba: tabs
Reed Dance is a easy song on the kalimba: 24 notes over 8 bars in 4/4 at 96 BPM, about 20 seconds. It uses 5 different keys. It fits the keys as it is, with no transposing.
Reed Dance kalimba tab in numbers
| 5 7 2* 7 | 5 7 2* - | | 5* 2* 7 2* | 5 - - - | | 2 5 7 5 | 2 5 7 - | | 7 2* 5* 2* | 5 - - - |
Reed Dance kalimba tab in letters
| G4 B4 D5 B4 | G4 B4 D5 - | | G5 D5 B4 D5 | G4 - - - | | D4 G4 B4 G4 | D4 G4 B4 - | | B4 D5 G5 D5 | G4 - - - |
Reed Dance kalimba tab in solfège
| Sol4 Si4 Ré5 Si4 | Sol4 Si4 Ré5 - | | Sol5 Ré5 Si4 Ré5 | Sol4 - - - | | Ré4 Sol4 Si4 Sol4 | Ré4 Sol4 Si4 - | | Si4 Ré5 Sol5 Ré5 | Sol4 - - - |
What to watch for
- The most played key is 5, used for 7 of the 24 notes. The tune goes from 2 up to 5*.
- The widest jump is from 2* to 5 (7 semitones): slow down there the first times.
- A note is played again straight after itself 1 time: 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.