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Swan Lake Theme — easy kalimba tab

Tchaikovsky, Swan Lake (1876) · 17-key kalimba in C · 16 notes · very easy

Origin
Tchaikovsky, Swan Lake (1876)
Kalimba
17-key C
Notes
16
Words
Numbers only (words not shown)
Range
some dotted notes (the next octave)
Tempo
45 bpm, then 60 bpm

▶ Watch the video, then play line 1.

Swan Lake Theme 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 high L(hold 3)
Line 2: 6 L7 R1 high L2 high R3 high L(hold 2)
Line 3: 1 high L3 high L(hold 2)
Line 4: 1 high L3 high L(hold 2)
Line 5: 6 L1 high L6 L4 L1 high L6 L(hold 3)
– hold an eighth○ rest an eighth• dot above = octave upL / R = thumb
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The tab as plain text
3̇–––

6 7 1̇ 2̇ 3̇––

1̇ 3̇––

1̇ 3̇––

6 1̇ 6 4 1̇ 6–––

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 Swan Lake Theme on kalimba

Watch the video once: it plays the tune slowly (45 beats a minute) with each number falling onto its tine, then at tempo (60 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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