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Bella Ciao — easy kalimba tab

Italian folk song · 17-key kalimba in C · 40 notes · easy

Origin
Italian folk song
Kalimba
17-key C
Notes
40
Words
With the original Italian words (“Una mattina mi son svegliato”)
Range
some dotted notes (the next octave)
Tempo
70 bpm, then 120 bpm

▶ Watch the video, then play line 1.

Bella Ciao 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. The words are the original Italian ones.

Line 1: 3U-R6naL7mat-R1 highti-L6naL(hold 3)3miR6sonL7sve-R1 highglia-L6to,L(hold 3)
Line 2: 3oR6bel-L7laR1 highciao,L(hold 2)7bel-R6laL1 highciao,L(hold 3)
Line 3: 7bel-R6laL3 highciaoL(hold 1)3 highciaoL(hold 1)3 highciao!L(hold 1, rest 2)
Line 4: 3 highU-L2 highnaR3 highmat-L4 highti-R4 highnaR(hold 3)4 highmiR3 highsonL2 highsve-R4 highglia-R3 hightoL(hold 3)
Line 5: 3 higheL2 highhoR1 hightro-L(hold 1)7va-R(hold 1)3 hightoL(hold 1)1 highl'in-L7va-R6sor.L(hold 3)
– hold an eighth○ rest an eighth• dot above = octave upL / R = thumb
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The tab as plain text 
3 6 7 1̇ 6––– 3 6 7 1̇ 6–––
U- na mat- ti- na mi son sve- glia- to,

3 6 7 1̇–– 7 6 1̇–––
o bel- la ciao, bel- la ciao,

7 6 3̇– 3̇– 3̇–○○
bel- la ciao ciao ciao!

3̇ 2̇ 3̇ 4̇ 4̇––– 4̇ 3̇ 2̇ 4̇ 3̇–––
U- na mat- ti- na mi son sve- glia- to

3̇ 2̇ 1̇– 7– 3̇– 1̇ 7 6–––
e ho tro- va- to l'in- va- sor.

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 Bella Ciao on kalimba

Watch the video once: it plays the tune slowly (70 beats a minute) with each number falling onto its tine, then at tempo (120 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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