Jolly Old Saint Nicholas Kalimba Tabs

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

The notes and words

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

3°EJol-3°Ely3°Eold3°ESaint2°DNich-2°Do-2°Dlas,

1°CLean1°Cyour1°Cear1°Cthis3°Eway!5GDon't5Gyou5Gtell5Ga5Gsin-5Ggle1°Csoul5GWhat1°CI'm2°Dgoing3°Eto2°Dsay;

3°EChrist-3°Emas3°EEve3°Eis2°Dcom-2°Ding2°Dsoon;

1°CNow,1°Cyou1°Cdear1°Cold3°Eman,5GWhis-5Gper5Gwhat5Gyou'll3Ebring3Eto1°Cme;

2°DTell1°Cme2°Dif3°Eyou1°Ccan.

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

Melody: Traditional, 1881
Words: Traditional, 1881 (first verse shown)
Public domain: Melody 1881, words 1881: first published before 1931.
Source: Franklin Square Song Collection (Harper & Brothers, 1881), p. 80, from “School Chimes” (1881)