When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder Kalimba Tabs

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

The notes and words

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

1°CWhen2°Dthe3°Etrum-3°Epet3°Eof3°Ethe3°ELord2°Dshall1°Csound,

1°Cand2°Dtime1°Cshall1°Cbe6Ano5Gmore,

1°CAnd2°Dthe3°Emorn-3°Eing3°Ebreaks,3°Ee-3°Eter-3°Enal,

2°Dbright1°Cand2°Dfair;1°CWhen2°Dthe3°Esaved3°Eof3°Eearth

3°Eshall3°Ega-2°Dther1°Cov-1°Cer2°Don1°Cthe1°Co-6Ather5Gshore,

1°CAnd2°Dthe3°Eroll3°Eis3°Ecalled1°Cup2°Dyon-2°Dder,

2°DI'll7Bbe1°Cthere.

3°EWhen4°Fthe5°Groll4°Fis3°Ecalled4°Fup5°Gyon-3°Eder,

3°EWhen3°Ethe4°Froll

3°Eis2°Dcalled3°Eup4°Fyon-2°Dder,3°EWhen4°Fthe5°Groll3°Eis2°Dcalled1°Cup

1°Cyon-4°Fder,4°FWhen2°Dthe3°Eroll3°Eis3°Ecalled1°Cup2°Dyon-2°Dder,

2°DI'll7Bbe1°Cthere.

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

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Melody: Tune WHEN THE ROLL IS CALLED UP YONDER, James Milton Black, 1893
Words: James Milton Black (1856–1938), 1893 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
Public domain: Melody 1893, words 1893: first published before 1931.
Source: Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys