Those extra notes are the unpainted tines on the far left and the far right, D and E. OK… the 17 note kalimba does have two extra notes compared to the 15-Note Alto kalimba. The note names are totally different, but the painted tines and the roles each tine plays in the scale will be the same in both kalimbas.
Let it snow tablature pdf#
When you do this, the low note of your kalimba will not change – so in the new key, that low note is no longer the root note, but some other degree of the scale.īelow is page 1 of the Alto tab – click on the image to download the full 2-page PDF.īelow is page 1 of the tab for the 17-Note Kalimba – click on the image to download the full 2-page PDF.Ĭlick to download the Tablature PDF for 17-Note Kalimba in Cīy the way, if you want to understand the relation between Alto kalimbas and 17-Note Kalimbas in C and their tablature, take a look at the two images above. If you want to go up a 4th, instead of pushing or pulling all the tines, consider tuning around the circle of 5ths, which means leaving most tines unchanged, but adding one or more sharps or flats.
You can tune the kalimba up a few whole steps. If you tune down any further, the tines will start falling off the kalimba, because they aren’t long enough to be pulled out that far. I’ve tuned the Alto down to make it easier for me to sing with it.īy the way, if you want to retune your kalimba to a different key, you can usually tune it down a half step or a whole step (as I did in going from G to F). I do this because my voice doesn’t go as high as it used to.
The video is performed on the Hugh Tracey Alto kalimba, usually tuned to G, but mine is tuned down to F. This song isn’t in any of our music books – it is just a holiday gift from Kalimba Magic to you. At that point, another note and another chord temporarily become “home base.” How do you think I will navigate this? You can hear the modulation in “Let it Snow” – it happens in the bridge at 0:42 in the video. Usually, when you modulate to another key, you have “accidentals” – that is, notes that are not in the original key, or even on the kalimba! Well, “Let it Snow” can be played happily on your kalimba with a bit of musical sleight-of-hand. Some songs, including this one, modulate to a different key temporarily. The classic holiday song “Let it Snow” has a great trick that usually doesn’t work on the kalimba.
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