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Amazing Grace — easy kalimba tab

Words by John Newton (1779), tune New Britain · 17-key kalimba in C · 32 notes · easy

Origin
Words by John Newton (1779), tune New Britain
Kalimba
17-key C
Notes
32
Words
With the words under the numbers
Range
some dotted notes (the next octave)
Tempo
60 bpm, then 80 bpm

▶ Watch the video, then play line 1.

Amazing Grace kalimba tab

Read left to right, one line at a time. The number is the tine; the word is sung on it; L or R is the thumb.

Line 1: 5A-R(hold 1)1 highmaz-L(hold 3)3 highingL1 high L3 highgrace!L(hold 3)2 highHowR(hold 1)1 highsweetL(hold 3)6theL(hold 1)5soundR(hold 3)
Line 2: 5thatR(hold 1)1 highsavedL(hold 3)3 highaL1 high L3 highwretchL(hold 3)2 highlikeR(hold 1)5 highme!L(hold 3)
Line 3: 3 highIL(hold 1)5 highonceL(hold 3)3 highwasL1 high L3 highlost,L(hold 3)2 highbutR(hold 1)1 highnowL(hold 3)6amL(hold 1)5found,R(hold 3)
Line 4: 5wasR(hold 1)1 highblind,L(hold 3)3 highbutL1 high L3 highnowL(hold 3)2 highIR(hold 1)1 highsee.L(hold 3)
– hold an eighth○ rest an eighth• dot above = octave upL / R = thumb
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The tab as plain text 
5– 1̇––– 3̇ 1̇ 3̇––– 2̇– 1̇––– 6– 5–––
A- maz- ing grace! How sweet the sound

5– 1̇––– 3̇ 1̇ 3̇––– 2̇– 5̇–––
that saved a wretch like me!

3̇– 5̇––– 3̇ 1̇ 3̇––– 2̇– 1̇––– 6– 5–––
I once was lost, but now am found,

5– 1̇––– 3̇ 1̇ 3̇––– 2̇– 1̇–––
was blind, but now I see.

The tines you need

The 17 tines from left to right, as you look at your kalimba. The ones this song does not use are dimmed.

← left thumbright thumb →

How to play Amazing Grace on kalimba

Watch the video once: it plays the tune slowly (60 beats a minute) with each number falling onto its tine, then at tempo (80 beats a minute). Then play the first line alone until it sounds right, and add a line at a time. Sing or hum the words: they tell you the rhythm. New to the numbers? How to read kalimba numbers.

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