Good King Wenceslas Kalimba Tabs
Number tabs and letters for kalimba, with the words under each note. Starts 1° 1° 1° 2° 1° 1°.
The notes and words
Key: C major, white keys only, so every note is on a kalimba tuned to C.
1°CGood1°CKing1°CWen-2°Dce-1°Cslas1°Clooked5Gout6Aon5Gthe6AFeast7Bof1°CSteph-1°Cen,
1°CWhen1°Cthe1°Csnow2°Dlay1°Cround1°Ca-5Gbout,
6Adeep5Gand6Acrisp7Band1°Ce-1°Cven.
5°GBright-4°Fly3°Eshone2°Dthe3°Emoon2°Dthat1°Cnight,
6Athough5Gthe6Afrost7Bwas1°Ccru-1°Cel,
5GWhen5Ga6Apoor7Bman1°Ccame1°Cin2°Dsight,
5°Ggath'r-4°Fing3°Ewin-2°Dter1°Cfu-4°F1°Cel.
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7B4
- 1°C5
- 2°D5
- 3°E5
- 4°F5
- 5°G5
Staff notation
Play-along guide: the melody played by your browser’s kalimba sound. The lit note follows the music. Print large notes
About this song
- Melody
- Tune TEMPUS ADEST FLORIDUM, from Swedish Piae Cantones (1582), 1582
- Words
- John Mason Neale (1818–1866), 1853 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1582, words 1853: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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