Silent Night on the kalimba: tabs
Silent Night is a medium song on the kalimba: 46 notes over 12 bars in 6/8 at 84 BPM, about 26 seconds. It uses 11 different keys. It fits the keys as it is, with no transposing.
Silent Night kalimba tab in numbers
| 56 53 r | 56 53 r | | 2* 2*7 r | 1* 1*5 r | | 6 61* 76 | 56 53 r | | 6 61* 76 | 56 53 r | | 2* 2*4* 2*7 | 1* 3* - | | 1*5 35 42 | 1 - - |
Silent Night kalimba tab in letters
| G4A4 G4E4 r | G4A4 G4E4 r | | D5 D5B4 r | C5 C5G4 r | | A4 A4C5 B4A4 | G4A4 G4E4 r | | A4 A4C5 B4A4 | G4A4 G4E4 r | | D5 D5F5 D5B4 | C5 E5 - | | C5G4 E4G4 F4D4 | C4 - - |
Silent Night kalimba tab in solfège
| Sol4La4 Sol4Mi4 r | Sol4La4 Sol4Mi4 r | | Ré5 Ré5Si4 r | Do5 Do5Sol4 r | | La4 La4Do5 Si4La4 | Sol4La4 Sol4Mi4 r | | La4 La4Do5 Si4La4 | Sol4La4 Sol4Mi4 r | | Ré5 Ré5Fa5 Ré5Si4 | Do5 Mi5 - | | Do5Sol4 Mi4Sol4 Fa4Ré4 | Do4 - - |
What to watch for
- The most played key is 5, used for 11 of the 46 notes. The tune goes from 1 up to 4*.
- The widest jump is from 3 to 2* (10 semitones): slow down there the first times.
- A note is played again straight after itself 5 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.