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Debussy Clair de Lune — easy kalimba tab

Debussy, Suite bergamasque (1890) · 17-key kalimba in C · 25 notes · easy

Origin
Debussy, Suite bergamasque (1890)
Kalimba
17-key C
Notes
25
Words
Numbers only (words not shown)
Range
some dotted notes (the next octave)
Tempo
70 bpm, then 110 bpm

▶ Watch the video, then play line 1.

Debussy Clair de Lune kalimba tab

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

Line 1: 5 high L(hold 3)3 high L(hold 3)2 high R3 high L2 high R(hold 3, rest 3)
Line 2: 1 high L2 high R1 high L3 high L(hold 2)1 high L(hold 1)7 R1 high L7 R(hold 3, rest 3)
Line 3: 6 L7 R6 L2 high R6 L5 R6 L5 R(hold 1)4 L5 R
Line 4: 4 L(hold 2)3 R(hold 3)
– hold an eighth○ rest an eighth• dot above = octave upL / R = thumb
Printable PDF
The tab as plain text 
5̇––– 3̇––– 2̇ 3̇ 2̇–––○○○

1̇ 2̇ 1̇ 3̇–– 1̇– 7 1̇ 7–––○○○

6 7 6 2̇ 6 5 6 5– 4 5

4–– 3–––

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 Debussy Clair de Lune 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 (110 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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