Jingle Bells Kalimba Tabs

Number tabs and letters for kalimba, with the words under each note. Starts 5 3° 2° 1° 5 5.

The notes and words

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

5GDash-3°Eing2°Dthrough1°Cthe5Gsnow5GIn5Ga5Gone-3°Ehorse2°Do-1°Cpen6Asleigh,

6AO'er4°Fthe3°Efields2°Dwe7Bgo,5°GLaugh-5°Ging4°Fall2°Dthe3°Eway;

5GBells3°Eon2°Dbob-1°Ctail5Gring,5GMak-3°Eing2°Dspir-1°Cits6Abright;

6AWhat6Afun4°Fit3°Eis2°Dto5°Gride5°Gand5°Gsing5°GA6°Asleigh-5°Ging4°Fsong2°Dto-1°Cnight!

3°EJin-3°Egle3°Ebells,3°Ejin-3°Egle3°Ebells,

3°EJin-5°Ggle1°Call2°Dthe3°Eway!4°FOh,

4°Fwhat4°Ffun4°Fit4°Fis3°Eto3°Eride3°EIn3°Ea3°Eone-2°Dhorse2°Do-3°Epen2°Dsleigh!5°G

3°EJin-3°Egle3°Ebells,3°Ejin-3°Egle3°Ebells,

3°EJin-5°Ggle1°Call2°Dthe3°Eway!4°FOh,

4°Fwhat4°Ffun4°Fit4°Fis3°Eto3°Eride3°EIn3°Ea5°Gone-5°Ghorse4°Fo-2°Dpen1°Csleigh!

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

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Melody: James Lord Pierpont (1822–1893), 1857
Words: James Lord Pierpont (1822–1893), 1857 (first verse shown)
Public domain: Melody 1857, words 1857: first published before 1931.
Source: Heart Songs Dear to the American People (Chapple, 1909), p. 148, “Jingle, Bells” (1909)