Rock-a-Bye, Baby Kalimba Tabs
Number tabs and letters for kalimba, with the words under each note. Starts 3 5 3° 2° 1° 3.
The notes and words
Key: C major, white keys only, so every note is on a kalimba tuned to C.
3ERock-5Ga-3°Ebye,2°Dba-1°Cby,3Eon5Gthe1°Ctree-7Btop,
4FWhen5Gthe4°Fwind3°Eblows2°Dthe2°Dcra-1°Cdle6Awill5Grock;
3EWhen5Gthe3°Ebough2°Dbreaks1°Cthe3Ecra-5Gdle1°Cwill7Bfall,
6A5GDown1°Cwill4°Fcome3°Eba-1°Cby,
2°Dcra-6Adle7Band1°Call.
- 3E4
- 4F4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7B4
- 1°C5
- 2°D5
- 3°E5
- 4°F5
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
- Effie I. Canning, 1916
- Words
- Traditional, 1916 (first verse shown)
- Public domain
- Melody 1916, words 1916: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Songs the Children Love to Sing (D. Appleton, 1916), p. 48, “Rock-a-Bye, Baby” (regular version) (1916)
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