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Vivaldi Spring (The Four Seasons) — easy kalimba tab

Vivaldi, The Four Seasons, Spring (1725) · 17-key kalimba in C · 50 notes · a little longer

Origin: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons, Spring (1725)
Kalimba: 17-key C
Notes: 50
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.

Vivaldi Spring (The Four Seasons) kalimba tab

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

Line 1: 1 high L3 high L3 high L3 high L2 high R1 high L5 high L––(hold 2)
Line 2: 5 high L4 high R3 high L3 high L3 high L2 high R1 high L5 high L––(hold 2)
Line 3: 5 high L4 high R3 high L4 high R5 high L4 high R3 high L2 high R7 R5 R
Line 4: 1 high L5 high L4 high R3 high L4 high R5 high L6 high R5 high L–(hold 1)1 high L5 high L
Line 5: 4 high R3 high L4 high R5 high L6 high R5 high L–(hold 1)1 high L6 high R5 high L–(hold 1)4 high R
Line 6: 3 high L2 high R1 high L2 high R–(hold 1)1 high L–––(hold 3)

– hold an eighth○ rest an eighth• dot above = octave upL / R = thumb

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The tab as plain text

1̇ 3̇ 3̇ 3̇ 2̇ 1̇ 5̇––

5̇ 4̇ 3̇ 3̇ 3̇ 2̇ 1̇ 5̇––

5̇ 4̇ 3̇ 4̇ 5̇ 4̇ 3̇ 2̇ 7 5

1̇ 5̇ 4̇ 3̇ 4̇ 5̇ 6̇ 5̇– 1̇ 5̇

4̇ 3̇ 4̇ 5̇ 6̇ 5̇– 1̇ 6̇ 5̇– 4̇

3̇ 2̇ 1̇ 2̇– 1̇–––

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.

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How to play Vivaldi Spring (The Four Seasons) 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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