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Brahms Lullaby — easy kalimba tab

Brahms, Wiegenlied Op. 49 No. 4 (1868) · 17-key kalimba in C · 51 notes · easy

Origin
Brahms, Wiegenlied Op. 49 No. 4 (1868)
Kalimba
17-key C
Notes
51
Words
Numbers only (words not shown)
Range
some dotted notes (the next octave)
Tempo
60 bpm, then 80 bpm

▶ Watch the video, then play line 1.

Brahms Lullaby kalimba tab

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

Line 1: 3 R3 R5 R(hold 2)
Line 2: 3 R3 R(hold 1)5 R(hold 1, rest 2)3 R5 R1 high L(hold 1)7 R(hold 2)6 L6 L(hold 1)5 R(hold 1)
Line 3: 2 L3 R4 L(hold 1)2 L(hold 1)2 L3 R4 L(hold 1, rest 2)
Line 4: 2 L4 L7 R6 L5 R(hold 1)7 R(hold 1)1 high L(hold 1, rest 2)1 L1 L1 high L(hold 3)
Line 5: 6 L4 L5 R(hold 3)
Line 6: 3 R1 L4 L(hold 1)5 R(hold 1)6 L(hold 1)5 R(hold 3)1 L1 L1 high L(hold 3)
Line 7: 6 L4 L5 R(hold 3)
Line 8: 3 R1 L4 L(hold 1)3 R(hold 1)2 L(hold 1)1 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 3 5––

3 3– 5–○○ 3 5 1̇– 7–– 6 6– 5–

2 3 4– 2– 2 3 4–○○

2 4 7 6 5– 7– 1̇–○○ 1 1 1̇–––

6 4 5–––

3 1 4– 5– 6– 5––– 1 1 1̇–––

6 4 5–––

3 1 4– 3– 2– 1–––

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 Brahms Lullaby 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. Hum the tune as you go: it tells you the rhythm. New to the numbers? How to read kalimba numbers.

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