Kalimba Medium

The Itsy Bitsy Spider Kalimba Tabs

Number tabs and letters for kalimba. Starts 2 5 5 5 6 7.

Key
G major
Range
D4–E5
Length
55 notes
Melody
1928, public domain

The notes

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

2D5G5G5G6A7B7B5G6A5G5G5G5G5G5G7B2°D2°D

2°D2°D2°D2°D2°D6A6A6A6A2°D3°E3°E3°E3°E3°E3°E3°E1°C

2°D2°D2°D7B2°D7B6A5G5G5G6A7B7B5G6A5G5G5G5G

Tines: 1 = C, 2 = D … 7 = B; each ° is one octave higher (the middle tine is 1).
  • 2D4
  • 5G4
  • 6A4
  • 7B4
  • 1°C5
  • 2°D5
  • 3°E5
70%

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
Traditional (printed as the college song “The Spider and the Spout”), 1928
Public domain
Melody 1928, melody only: first published before 1931.
Source
The Blue Book of Favorite Songs (Hall & McCreary, 1928), p. 211, “The Spider and the Spout” (college song; melody only) (1928)

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