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London Bridge Is Falling Down — easy kalimba tab

English nursery rhyme · 17-key kalimba in C · 24 notes · very easy

Origin
English nursery rhyme
Kalimba
17-key C
Notes
24
Words
With the words under the numbers
Range
no dots: all on the middle tines
Tempo
70 bpm, then 110 bpm

▶ Watch the video, then play line 1.

London Bridge Is Falling Down 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: 5Lon-R(hold 2)6donL5BridgeR(hold 1)4isL(hold 1)3fall-R(hold 1)4ingL(hold 1)5down,R(hold 3)
Line 2: 2fall-L(hold 1)3ingR(hold 1)4down,L(hold 3)3fall-R(hold 1)4ingL(hold 1)5down,R(hold 3)
Line 3: 5Lon-R(hold 2)6donL5BridgeR(hold 1)4isL(hold 1)3fall-R(hold 1)4ingL(hold 1)5down,R(hold 3)
Line 4: 2myL(hold 3)5fairR(hold 3)3la-R(hold 1)1dy.L(hold 3)
– hold an eighth○ rest an eighth• dot above = octave upL / R = thumb
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5–– 6 5– 4– 3– 4– 5–––
Lon- don Bridge is fall- ing down,

2– 3– 4––– 3– 4– 5–––
fall- ing down, fall- ing down,

5–– 6 5– 4– 3– 4– 5–––
Lon- don Bridge is fall- ing down,

2––– 5––– 3– 1–––
my fair la- dy.

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 London Bridge Is Falling Down 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. Sing or hum the words: they tell you the rhythm. New to the numbers? How to read kalimba numbers.

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