From Heaven Above to Earth I Come Kalimba Tabs

Number tabs and letters for kalimba, with the words under each note. Starts 1° 7 6 7 5 6.

The notes and words

Key: C major, white keys only, so every note is on a kalimba tuned to C.

1°CFrom7BHeaven6Aa-7Bbove5Gto6Aearth7BI1°Ccome,

1°CTo1°Cbear5Ggood5Gnews3Eto5Gev-4Fery3Ehome;

3EGlad6Ati-6Adings5Gof7Bgreat1°Cjoy6AI5Gbring,

1°CWhere-7Bof6AI5Gnow5Gwill4Fsay3E2Dand1Csing.

Tines: 1 = C, 2 = D … 7 = B; each ° is one octave higher (the middle tine is 1).

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Play-along guide: the melody played by your browser’s kalimba sound. The lit note follows the music. Print large notes

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°.

1°CFrom7BHeaven6Aa-7Bbove5Gto6Aearth7BI1°Ccome,

1°CTo1°Cbear5Ggood5Gnews3Eto5Gev-4Fery3Ehome;

3EGlad6Ati-6Adings5Gof7Bgreat1°Cjoy6AI5Gbring,

1°CWhere-7Bof6AI5Gnow5Gwill4Fsay3E2Dand1Csing.

Melody: Tune VOM HIMMEL HOCH, from Schumann's Geistliche Lieder (Leipzig, 1539), 1539
Words: Martin Luther (1483–1546), translated by Catherine Winkworth, 1855 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
Public domain: Melody 1539, words 1855: first published before 1931.
Source: Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys