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Auld Lang Syne — easy kalimba tab

Scottish tune, words by Robert Burns (1788) · 17-key kalimba in C · 56 notes · a little longer

Origin
Scottish tune, words by Robert Burns (1788)
Kalimba
17-key C
Notes
56
Words
With the words under the numbers
Range
dotted notes, up to two dots
Tempo
69 bpm, then 92 bpm

▶ Watch the video, then play line 1.

Auld Lang Syne 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: 5ShouldR(hold 1)1 highauldL(hold 2)1 highac-L1 highquain-L(hold 1)3 hightanceL(hold 1)2 highbeR(hold 2)1 highfor-L2 highgot,R(hold 1)
Line 2: 3 highandL(hold 1)1 highnev-L(hold 2)1 higherL3 highbroughtL(hold 1)5 hightoL(hold 1)6 highmind?R(hold 3, rest 2)
Line 3: 6 highShouldR(hold 1)5 highauldL(hold 2)3 highac-L3 highquain-L(hold 1)1 hightanceL(hold 1)2 highbeR(hold 2)1 highfor-L2 highgot,R(hold 1)
Line 4: 3 highandL(hold 1)1 highauldL(hold 2)6 L6langL(hold 1)5 R(hold 1)1 highsyne?L(hold 3, rest 2)
Line 5: 6 highForR(hold 1)5 highauldL(hold 2)3 high L3 highlangL(hold 1)1 high L(hold 1)2 highsyne,R(hold 2)1 highmyL2 highjo,R(hold 1)
Line 6: 6 highforR(hold 1)5 highauldL(hold 2)3 high L3 highlangL(hold 1)5 high L(hold 1)6 highsyne,R(hold 3, rest 2)
Line 7: 1 two octaves upwe'llR(hold 1)5 hightak'L(hold 2)3 highaL3 highcupL(hold 1)1 higho'L(hold 1)2 highkind-R(hold 2)1 highnessL2 highyet,R(hold 1)
Line 8: 3 highforL(hold 1)1 highauldL(hold 2)6 L6langL(hold 1)5 R(hold 1)1 highsyne.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–– 1̇ 1̇– 3̇– 2̇–– 1̇ 2̇–
Should auld ac- quain- tance be for- got,

3̇– 1̇–– 1̇ 3̇– 5̇– 6̇–––○○
and nev- er brought to mind?

6̇– 5̇–– 3̇ 3̇– 1̇– 2̇–– 1̇ 2̇–
Should auld ac- quain- tance be for- got,

3̇– 1̇–– 6 6– 5– 1̇–––○○
and auld lang syne?

6̇– 5̇–– 3̇ 3̇– 1̇– 2̇–– 1̇ 2̇–
For auld lang syne, my jo,

6̇– 5̇–– 3̇ 3̇– 5̇– 6̇–––○○
for auld lang syne,

1̈– 5̇–– 3̇ 3̇– 1̇– 2̇–– 1̇ 2̇–
we'll tak' a cup o' kind- ness yet,

3̇– 1̇–– 6 6– 5– 1̇–––
for auld lang syne.

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 Auld Lang Syne on kalimba

Watch the video once: it plays the tune slowly (69 beats a minute) with each number falling onto its tine, then at tempo (92 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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