My Country, ’Tis of Thee

Number tabs and letters for kalimba, with the words under each note. Starts 1° 1° 2° 7 1° 2°.

The notes and words

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

1°CMy1°Ccoun-2°Dtry,7B'tis1°Cof2°Dthee,

3°ESweet3°Eland4°Fof3°Elib-2°Der-1°Cty,

2°DOf1°Cthee7BI1°Csing;

5°GLand5°Gwhere5°Gmy5°Gfa-4°Fthers3°Edied,

4°FLand4°Fof4°Fthe4°Fpil-3°Egrims'2°Dpride,

3°EFrom4°Fev-3°E'ry2°Dmoun-1°Ctain-3°Eside4°FLet5°Gfree-6°Adom4°F3°E2°D1°Cring!

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

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Melody: Traditional (tune of “God Save the King”), 1745
Words: Samuel Francis Smith (1808–1895), 1831 (first verse shown)
Public domain: Melody 1745, words 1831: first published before 1931.
Source: Franklin Square Song Collection (Harper & Brothers, 1881), p. 30, “National Hymn” (1881)