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Beethoven Symphony No. 5 — easy kalimba tab

Beethoven, Symphony No. 5 (1808) · 17-key kalimba in C · 46 notes · a little longer

Origin: Beethoven, Symphony No. 5 (1808)
Kalimba: 17-key C
Notes: 46
Words: Numbers only (words not shown)
Range: some dotted notes (the next octave)
Tempo: 70 bpm, then 150 bpm

▶ Watch the video, then play line 1.

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 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 L3 high L3 high L1 high L–––○(hold 3, rest 1)
Line 2: 2 high R2 high R2 high R7 R–––(hold 3)
Line 3: 3 R3 R3 R–(hold 1)4 L4 L4 L3 R1 high L1 high L1 high L
Line 4: 6 L–––○(hold 3, rest 1)
Line 5: 3 R3 R3 R–(hold 1)4 L4 L4 L3 R2 high R2 high R2 high R
Line 6: 7 R–––○(hold 3, rest 1)3 high L3 high L2 high R1 high L–––(hold 3)
Line 7: 7 R3 high L3 high L2 high R1 high L–––(hold 3)
Line 8: 7 R3 high L3 high L2 high R1 high L–––(hold 3)6 L–––(hold 3)3 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

3̇ 3̇ 3̇ 1̇–––○

2̇ 2̇ 2̇ 7–––

3 3 3– 4 4 4 3 1̇ 1̇ 1̇

6–––○

3 3 3– 4 4 4 3 2̇ 2̇ 2̇

7–––○ 3̇ 3̇ 2̇ 1̇–––

7 3̇ 3̇ 2̇ 1̇–––

7 3̇ 3̇ 2̇ 1̇––– 6––– 3̇–––

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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← left thumbright thumb →

How to play Beethoven Symphony No. 5 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 (150 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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