Yankee Doodle Kalimba Tabs
Number tabs and letters for kalimba, with the words under each note. Starts 5 1° 1° 2° 3° 1°.
The notes and words
Key: C major, white keys only, so every note is on a kalimba tuned to C.
5G1°CFath'r1°Cand2°DI3°Ewent1°Cdown3°Eto2°Dcamp5GA-1°Clong1°Cwith2°DCap-3°Etain1°CGood-7Bwin,5GAnd
1°Cthere1°Cwe2°Dsaw3°Ethe4°Fmen3°Eand2°Dboys,
1°CAs7Bthick5Gas6Ahas-7Bty1°Cpud-1°Cding.
6AYan-7Bkee6Adoo-5Gdle6Akeep7Bit1°Cup,
5GYan-6Akee5Gdoo-4Fdle3Edan-4F5Gdy,
6AMind7Bthe6Amu-5Gsic6Aand7Bthe1°Cstep,
6AAnd5Gwith1°Cthe7Bgirls2°Dbe1°Chand-1°Cy.
- 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
- Traditional, 1782
- Words
- Traditional, 1909 (first verse shown)
- Public domain
- Melody 1782, words 1909: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Heart Songs Dear to the American People (Chapple, 1909), p. 382, “Yankee Doodle” (1909)
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