Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star — easy kalimba tab
French melody (18th century), the tune of Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star · 17-key kalimba in C · 42 notes · very easy
- Origin
- French melody (18th century), the tune of Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
- Kalimba
- 17-key C
- Notes
- 42
- Words
- With the original French words (“Ah! vous dirai-je, maman”)
- Range
- no dots: all on the middle tines
- Tempo
- 70 bpm, then 100 bpm
▶ Watch the video, then play line 1.
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star 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. The words are the original French ones.
The tab as plain text
1– 1– 5– 5– 6– 6– 5––– Ah! vous di- rai- je, ma- man, 4– 4– 3– 3– 2– 2– 1––– ce qui cau- se mon tour- ment? 5– 5– 4– 4– 3– 3– 2––– Pa- pa veut que je rai- sonne 5– 5– 4– 4– 3– 3– 2––– com- me u- ne gran- de per- sonne. 1– 1– 5– 5– 6– 6– 5––– Moi je dis que les bon- bons 4– 4– 3– 3– 2– 2– 1––– va- lent mieux que la rai- son.
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.
How to play Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star 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 (100 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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