Kalimba Medium

Nearer, My God, to Thee Kalimba Tabs

Number tabs and letters for kalimba, with the words under each note. Starts 6 5 4 4 2 2.

Key
F major
Range
C4–D5
Length
44 notes
Melody
1856, public domain

The notes and words

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

6ANear-5Ger,4Fmy4FGod,2Dto2DThee,

1Cnear-4Fer6Ato5GThee!

6AE'en5Gthough4Fit4Fbe2Da2Dcross1Cthat4F3Erais-5Geth4Fme,

1°CStill2°Dall1°Cmy1°Csong6Ashall1°Cbe,

1°Cnear-2°Der,1°Cmy1°CGod,6Ato5GThee.

6ANear-5Ger,4Fmy4FGod,2Dto2DThee,

1CNear-4F3Eer5Gto4FThee!

Tines: 1 = C, 2 = D … 7 = B; each ° is one octave higher (the middle tine is 1).
  • 1C4
  • 2D4
  • 3E4
  • 4F4
  • 5G4
  • 6A4
  • 1°C5
  • 2°D5
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
Tune BETHANY (MASON), Lowell Mason, 1856
Words
Sarah Flower Adams (1805–1848), 1841 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
Public domain
Melody 1856, words 1841: first published before 1931.
Source
Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys

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