Aura Lee Kalimba Tabs
Number tabs and letters for kalimba, with the words under each note. Starts 1 4 3 4 5 2.
The notes and words
Key: C major, white keys only, so every note is on a kalimba tuned to C.
1CAs4Fthe3Eblack-4Fbird5Gin2Dthe5Gspring,
4F'Neath3Ethe2Dwil-3Elow4Ftree
1CSat4Fand3Epip'd,4FI5Gheard2Dhim5Gsing,
4FSing3Eof2DAu-3Era4FLee.
3EAu-3Era3ELee!4FAu-4Fra4FLee!
5GMaid5Gof5Ggold-5Gen6Ahair!
6ASun-6Ashine7Bcame6Aa-5Glong2Dwith5Gthee,
4FAnd3Eswal-3Elows6Ain5Gthe4Fair.
- 1C4
- 2D4
- 3E4
- 4F4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7B4
Key: C major, white keys only, so every note is on a kalimba tuned to C.
1°CAs4°Fthe3°Eblack-4°Fbird5°Gin2°Dthe5°Gspring,
4°F'Neath3°Ethe2°Dwil-3°Elow4°Ftree
1°CSat4°Fand3°Epip'd,4°FI5°Gheard2°Dhim5°Gsing,
4°FSing3°Eof2°DAu-3°Era4°FLee.
3°EAu-3°Era3°ELee!4°FAu-4°Fra4°FLee!
5°GMaid5°Gof5°Ggold-5°Gen6°Ahair!
6°ASun-6°Ashine7°Bcame6°Aa-5°Glong2°Dwith5°Gthee,
4°FAnd3°Eswal-3°Elows6°Ain5°Gthe4°Fair.
- 1°C5
- 2°D5
- 3°E5
- 4°F5
- 5°G5
- 6°A5
- 7°B5
Staff notation
Play-along guide: the melody played by your browser’s kalimba sound. The lit note follows the music. Print large notes
8-key kalimba
Key: C major, white keys only, so every note is on a kalimba tuned to C. The melody fits the 8 tines, 1 to 1°.
1CAs4Fthe3Eblack-4Fbird5Gin2Dthe5Gspring,
4F'Neath3Ethe2Dwil-3Elow4Ftree
1CSat4Fand3Epip'd,4FI5Gheard2Dhim5Gsing,
4FSing3Eof2DAu-3Era4FLee.
3EAu-3Era3ELee!4FAu-4Fra4FLee!
5GMaid5Gof5Ggold-5Gen6Ahair!
6ASun-6Ashine7Bcame6Aa-5Glong2Dwith5Gthee,
4FAnd3Eswal-3Elows6Ain5Gthe4Fair.
About this song
- Melody
- George R. Poulton (1828–1867), 1861
- Words
- W. W. Fosdick (1825–1862), 1861 (first verse shown)
- Public domain
- Melody 1861, words 1861: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Heart Songs Dear to the American People (Chapple, 1909), p. 399, “Aura Lee” (1909)