Playing Kalimba: E-Z Numbers System For

E-Z Numbers System for
Playing Kalimba
Works for almost any kalimba!

Mark Holdaway
Kalimba Magic
To use this numbers-based kalimba book, you will want to
write the note numbers on your kalimba. While most ka-
limbas will start on “1” and weave their way up the scale,
your kalimba may be different. Consult your kalimba notes.
While this is sort of “paint by number” applied to music,

the numbers have meaning: they are the degrees of the
scale. That is, “1 - 2 - 3” is the same as “Do Re Mi.”
Musicians all over the world know what the 5th is, or the
7th. And learning kalimba from this book will expose you
or your child to these fundamental musical building blocks.
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Each section in this books teaches you songs with a different scale. The first
sections are easiest, and each section introduces more notes and harder songs.
Section A: Kitten Songs Yellow
Section B: Wildcat Songs Orange
Section C: Cheetah Songs Red
Section D: Lion Songs Purple
Section E: Jungle Songs Blue
This book is made to work with essentially any kalimba. You just need to have the key - knowing
what notes your kalimba has in terms of “1, 2, 3, 4, 5...” - the notes of the scale.
The fewer notes your kalimba has, the fewer songs it can play. The more notes you have, the
more musical possibilities you have before you.
We’ve arrange the book into sections, starting with the simplest songs that all kalimbas should
be able to play with, moving to more complex songs. As we go to each section in the book, fewer
kalimbas will be able to play the music - you cannot play a song that requires 10 notes on a
6-note kalimba or an 8-note kalimba.
Each section begins with a guide showing which kalimbas can play the songs, and which tines
you will be playing, and how you should mark them.
Your kalimba may be in a different key than the kalimbas used to make the recordings. Even
though you won’t be able to play along with the recording, you will still be able to use the num-
bers notation.
If You Get Confused, Listen to the Music Play!

When you see this sound icon at the top left of a song, remember to
click on it! Your web browser will be driven to the Kalimba Magic
web site to download and play the MP3 song that goes with that
song. Note that the recording may be in a key different from your
Sound Icon kalimba’s key.
Section A: Kitten Songs 123 56 8
Section A: Pentatonic Songs

8-Note Kalimba:
Mark the tines 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 8 as shown.
You will note that only
some tines will need their
note numbers written on
them. Why?
8
C 6 5 B
This makes these songs A 3
easier - for each section, F 2 1 E G
you will only write down
D C
the note numbers that
you will actually need to
play the songs in that sec- 10-Note Kalimba:
tion.
The pentatonic scale skips
notes. Also, your kalimba
probably has a larger
range than these songs,
E 8 6
meaning some high or
C 5 B D
low tines may not have A 3 G
numbers. F 2 1 E
D C
This songs in this section only use six notes. These two pages show you which
six notes you use, for five different example kalimbas.
Most of the kalimbas we sell at Kalimba Magic have some painted tines to act as
landmarks to help you find your way. The songs in this book do not use kalimba
tablature (not until the very end, where we introduce one song in tablature).
Hence, you do not need to paint your kalimba tines in order to use this book.
However, we do recommend that you write the numbers on the appropriate

tines with a Sharpie Marker. This marker will come off with alcohol whipes,
which will permit you to write different numbers on your kalimba tines for the
various sections.
17-Note Treble Kalimba:

C 8 D
A 6 B
5 G
F# 3
D 2 E
B 1 C
A
G F#
E
C D
B
15-Note Alto Kalimba:

F# G
D E
B 8 C
6 A
G 3 5 F#
E 2
C 1 D
A B
G
17-Note Kalimba in C:
D E
B C
G A
E 8 F
6 D
C
A 2 3 5 B
F 1 G
D E
C
The Pentatonic Scale, Starting on “1”

1 2 3 5 6 8
Do Re Mi --- So La --- Do
Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do
All the songs in Section A are based on these six notes, and only these notes. You
may ask yourself: “Where are ‘Fa’ and ‘Ti’?” The pentatonic (meaning: “five
tone”) scale has only five notes, and we skip those two notes. The low note, “Do”
is repeated at the top of the scale, making the 6th note.
Even though the pentatonic scale has been simplified by removing these notes,
there are still many songs you can play using just these notes.
The numbers in each song indicate which numbered tines to play on your kalim-
ba. Try playing the appropriate tines and singing the words in time with - and in
tune with - the kalimba.
Hot Cross Buns

Trad. English
3 2 1 3 2 1
Hot cross buns! Hot cross buns!
1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 2 1
One a pen - ney two a pen -ney hot cross buns!
Mary Had A Little Lamb

Sarah Josepha Hale
3 2 1 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 5 5
Ma - ry had a lit - tle lamb lit - tle lamb lit - tle lamb
3 2 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 1
Ma - ry had a lit - tle lamb whose fleece was white as snow
Oh! Susanna
Stephen Foster
1 2 3 5 5 6 5 3 1 2 3 3 2 1 2
Oh I come from Al - a - ba - ma with a ban - jo on my knee
1 2 3 5 5 6 5 3 1 2 3 3 2 2 1
I’m a going to Loui - si - a - na my---- true love for to see
Little Liza Jane

African American Traditional
3 1 2 1 3 1 2 1 3 5 6 5
I gotta house in Bal - ti - more---, Little Li - za Jane,
3 1 2 1 3 1 2 1 3 3 2 1
Street cars run - ning by my door---, Little Li - za Jane.
1 8 5 6 5 3 5 3 5
(clap) Oh, E - li - za, Little Li - za Jane,
1 8 5 6 5 3 3 2 1
(clap) Oh, E - li - za, Little Li - za Jane
Sunshine on a Cloudy Day

From The Temptation’s song “My Girl”
||: 1 23568 1 2 3 5 6 8 :||

The double lines with the two dots are “repeat signs” - repeat this music.
“Going Home” Theme

Dvorak
3 5 5 3 2 1
2 3 5 3 2
3 5 5 3 2 1
2 3 2 1 1
What do you do without the words? This notation system does not provide any
information on the rhythm you are to play - that is, how long you hold each note, or
how fast you jump from one note to another. If you know the song already, you don’t
actually need the rhythm written out. If you can sing the song, the words will be
locked into the rhythm, and your playing will come along in rhythm naturally.
But this song doesn’t have words. I hint at the rhythm by leaving bigger spaces be-
tween the numbers where you are to hold the note longer. You should listen to the
recording and learn how the song goes, and then you can play the song in rhythm.
Swanee River
Stephen Foster
3 2 1 3 2 1 8 6 8 5 3 1 2
Way down up - on the Swa - nee Riv - er, far, far a - way,
3 2 1 3 2 1 8 6 8 5 3 1 2 2 1
There’s where my heart is turn - ing ev - er, There’s where the old folks stay.
Camptown Races
Stephen Foster
5 5 3 5 6 5 3 3 2 3 2
Camp - town la - dies sing dis song, Doo - dah! doo-dah!
5 5 3 5 6 5 3 2 3 2 1
Camp - town race - track five miles long, Oh, doo - dah day!
1 1 3 5 8 6 6 8 6 5
Goin to run all night Goin to run all day
5 5 5 3 3 5 5 6 5 3
I’ll bet my mon - ey on de bob - tail nag
2 2 2 3 3 2 1
Some - bo - dy bet on de bay
Two Little Black Birds

Traditional
8 8 8 8 6 6 5
Two lit - tle black birds sit - ting on a hill
1 1 2 2 3 3 2
One named Jack and the oth - er named Jill
8 8 8 6 6 5
Fly a -way Jack, fly a - way Jill
1 2 3 1 3 2 1
Come a - gain Jack and come a - gain Jill
Short’nin’ Bread
Trad. American
8 8 6 5 6 8 6 5
Three lit - tle chil - dren, lyin’ in bed
8 6 5 5 5 3 3 2 1
Two were sick and the oth - er ‘most dead
8 8 6 5 5 6 6 8 6 5
Sent for the doc - tor and the doc - tor said,
8 6 5 5 5 3 2 1
“Give those chil - dren some short’nin’ bread.”
1 1 6 6 5 5 6 1 6 5 6
Ma - ma’s lit - tle ba - by loves short’nin’, short’nin’,
8 8 6 6 5 5 6 3 2 1
Ma - ma’s lit - tle ba - by loves short’nin’ bread,
1 1 6 6 5 5 6 1 6 5 6
Ma - ma’s lit - tle ba - by loves short’nin’, short’nin’,
8 8 6 6 5 5 6 3 2 1
Ma - ma’s lit - tle ba - by loves short’nin’ bread,
Five Foot Two

Lewis, Young, Henderson
3 5 3 3 6 3
Five foot two, eyes of blue
3 6 3 6 3 6 3
Oh, what those five feet could do
6 8 6 8 6 5 6 3
Has an - y - bod - y seen my gal?
3 5 3 3 6 3
Turned up nose, turned down hose,
3 6 3 6 3 6 3
All dressed up in fan - cy clothes,
6 8 6 8 6 5 6 8
Has an - y - bod - y seen my gal?
Bought me a cat
Trad.
8 8 8 5 5 5 8 8 5 5 8 6 5 5 5 3 1 2
Bought me a cat and the cat pleased me, I fed my cat un-der yon-der tree.
1 1 3 3 2 1
Cat goes fid - dle - i - fee.
8 8 8 5 5 5 8 8 5 5 8 6 5 5 5 3 1 2
Bought me a hen and the hen pleased me, I fed my hen un-der yon-der tree.
1 1 3 3 5 3 3 5 1 1 3 3 2 1
Hen goes chim-mi-chuck, chim-mi-chuck, Cat goes fid-dle-i-fee.
Section B: More Pentatonic Songs
Section A is filled with songs that use one octave of the pentatonic scale,
skipping the pitches of “Fa = 4” and “Ti = 7” in the scale “Do Re Mi Fa So La
Ti Do”.
Section B also has six note pentatonic songs that span one octave or less...
but these songs do not start on the low “Do” and go up to the high “Do”.
Rather, these songs tend to go down to “So”... then up through “Do”... and
then further up to a top note of “So”.
Don’t worry if you don’t understand this detail - rather, just jump into play-
ing, and note that the lowest notes tend to be 5, and the highest notes tend to
be 5’. The 5 and 6 notes - without bold - are lower from a lower octave. The
notes 1’, 2’, 3’, 4’, and 5’ are drawn from an upper octave.
The range from low 5 to high 5’ is still one octave... but that octave sits on
the scale... and on the kalimba... in a different way.
I find these songs to be some of the most beloved pentatonic songs, such as
“Amazing Grace” and “Swing Low Sweet Chariot”.
Section B: Wildcat Songs 5 6 1’ 2’ 3’ 5’
8-Note Kalimba:
Mark the tines 5, 6, 1’, 2’, 3’, and 5’ as shown.
5'
C 3' 1' 2' B
A
F 6 5 E G
D C
10-Note Kalimba:
E 5' 3'
C 1' 2' B D
A
F 6 5 E G
D C
D E
B 5' C
G 3' 2' F A
E 1'
6
C 5 B D
A
F G
D E
C
The Pentatonic Scale, Starting on “5”
5 6 1’ 2’ 3’ 5’
So La --- Do Re Mi --- So
It turns out that most songs don’t fit in between “low Do” and “high Do.” Some
songs start on the ‘5’ or ‘So,’ and “Amazing Grace” is a prime example.
The low ‘So’ and ‘La’ are in a lower octave and are represented by ‘5’ and ‘6,’
while the ‘Do’ ‘Re’ Mi’ and high ‘So’ are in a higher octave and are represented
by bold numbers followed by a single quote: 1’ 2’ 3’ 5’
5 and 6 that are not bold and have no

dash by them are low 5 and low 6.
Amazing Grace
John Newton
5 1’ 3’ 1’ 3’ 2’ 1’ 6 5 5 1’ 3’ 1’ 3’ 2’ 3’ 5’
A-maz-ing-- grace how sweet the sound that saved a--- wretch like-- me
3’ 5’ 3’ 5’ 3’ 1’ 5 6 1’ 1’ 6 5 5 1’ 3’ 1’ 3’ 2’ 1’ .
I once-- was-- lost, but now-- I’m-- found, was blind but-- now I see.
There’s a Hole in My Bucket

Trad. American
1’ 2’ 3’ 1’ 5 6 1’ 5 6 1’ 5 6 1’
There’s a hole in my buck-et dear Li-za dear Li-za
1’ 2’ 3’ 1’ 5 6 1’ 5 6 1’ 2’ 1’
There’s a hole in my buck-et dear Li-za a hole

Go Tell it on the Mountain

African American Spiritual
3’ 3’ 2’ 1’ 6 5 1’
Go tell it on the moun - tain
2’ 2’ 2’ 1’ 3’ 5’ 5’ 5’
O - ver the hills and ev - ry - where
3’ 3’ 2’ 1’ 6 5 1’
Go tell it on the moun - tain
3’ 1’ 3’ 2’ 1’
Je - sus Christ is born
Old McDonald Had a Farm

Trad. American
1’ 1’ 1’ 5 6 6 5 3’ 3’ 2’ 2’ 1’
Old Mc-Don-ald had a farm E - I - E - I - O
5 1’ 1’ 1’ 5 6 6 5 3’ 3’ 2’ 2’ 1’
And on this farm he had some chicks E - I - E - I - O
5 5 1’ 1’ 1’ 5 5 1’ 1’ 1’
With a chick chick here and a chick chick there
1’ 1’ 1’ 1’ 1’ 1’ 1’ 1’ 1’ 1’ 6 5
Here a chick there a chick ev-ery-where a chick chick
1’ 1’ 1’ 5 6 6 5 3’ 3’ 2’ 2’ 1’
Old Mc-Don-ald had a farm E - I - E - I - O

Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen

3’ 5 6 1’ 2’ 3’ 3’ 3’ 3’ 3’ 5 6 1’ 1’ 6 5
No-bo-dy knows the troub-le I’ve seen No-bo-dy knows but Je-sus
3’ 5 6 1’ 2’ 3’ 3’ 3’ 3’ 5’ 3’ 2’ 3’ 1’
No-bo-dy knows the troub-le I’ve seen Glor-y Hal-le-lu
This Little Light of Mine

5 6 1’ 6 1’ 3’ 3’ 3’ 2’ 1’
This lit-tle light of mine I’m gon-na let it shine!
6 1’ 1’ 6 1’ 1’ 1’ 1’ 6 5
5 6 1’ 6 1’ 3’ 3’ 3’ 2’ 1’
1’ 2’ 3’ 3’ 3’ 2’ 1’ 3’ 2’ 1’
Let it shine! Let it shi-ine! Let it shine!

Will The Circle Be Unbroken

Trad. American
5 1’ 1’ 3’ 2’ 1’ 3’ 3’ 2’ 1’ 2’ 1’ 6 5
6
Will the cir-cle be un-bro-ken by and by Lord by and by
5 6 1’ 1’
3’ 5’ 5’ 3’ 1’ 2’ 3’ 3’ 2’ 2’ 1’
Theres a bet-ter home a wait-in in the sky Lord in the sky
All God’s Critters Got a Place in the Choir

Bill Staines
3’ 3’ 3’ 2’ 3’ 2’ 3’ 2’ 1’ 1’
All God’s crit-ters got a place in the choir
2’ 2’ 2’ 3’ 5’ 3’ 2’
Some sing low, some sing high-er
1’ 6 1’ 1’ 1’ 1’ 6 5 5 5
Some sing out loud on the tel-e-phone wire
5 5 53’ 2’ 1’ 1’ 1’ 1’ 1’ 1’ 1’ 1’ 1’ 1’
And some just clap their hands, or paws or an-y-thing they got now.

She’ll Be Comin’ Round the

Mountain When She Comes
Trad. American
5 1’ 1’ 1’ 1’ 6
6 5 5 6 1’
She’ll be com-in round the moun-tain when she comes
1’ 2’ 3’ 3’ 3’ 3’ 5’ 3’ 2’ 1’ 2’
5’ 5’ 3’ 3’ 3’ 3’ 2’ 1’ 1’ 1’ 6 6 6 6 2’ 1’
She’ll be com-in round the moun-tain She’ll be com-in round the moun-tain
1’ 6 5 5 5 5 3’ 2’ 6 5 1’
You Brush Your Teeth

Raffi
5 1’ 1’ 1’ 1’ 3’ 3’ 5 5 1’ 1’ 1’ 3’
You wake up in the morn - ing its a quart - er to one
5 51’ 1’ 3’ 5 1’ 1’ 3’
And you want to have a lit - tle fun
5 6 51’
You brush your teeth ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch
5 6 51’
You brush your teeth ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch

As I Went Down to the River to Pray

Janie West Metzgar & Robert Metzgar
5 5 6 1’ 1’ 1’ 1’ 1’ 6 1’ 2’ 2’ 2’ 3’ 2’ 1’ 3’ 2’ 1’ .
As I went down to the riv-er to pray won-der-ing a-bout that good old way
6 5 5 5 6 1’ 1’ 3’ 3’ 2’ 1’ 1’ 6 1’
And who shall wear the star-y crown, good Lord show me the way
2’ 2’ 2’ 1’ 3’ 2’ 1’ 3’ 2’ 1’ 1’ 6 1’ 1’ 1’ 6 5
Come on sis-ters lets go down, lets go down, don’t you wan - na come do-wn
2’ 2’ 2’ 1’ 3’ 2’ 1’ 3’ 2’ 2’ 1’ 1’ 6 5
Come on sis-ters lets go down, down in the riv-er to pray
I’ve Got Peace Like a River

5 6 1’ 1’ 1’ 3’ 3’ 3’ 2’ 1’ 1’ 1’ 6 5
I’ve got peace like a riv - er I’ve got peace like a riv - er
5 6 1’ 1’ 1’ 3’ 3’ 2’ 1’ 2’
I’ve got peace like a riv - er in my soul,
5 6 1’ 1’ 1’ 3’ 3’ 3’ 2’ 1’ 1’ 1’ 6 5
I’ve got peace like a riv - er I’ve got peace like a riv - er
5 6 1’ 1’ 1’ 3’ 3’ 2’ 2’ 1’
I’ve got peace like a riv - er in my soul
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

3’ 1’ 3’ 1’ 1’ 6 5 1’ 1’ 1’ 1’ 3’ 3’ 5’ 5’
Swing low, sweet char - i - ot --- com - in for to car - ry me home
5’ 3’ 5’ 1’ 1’ 6 5 1’ 1’ 1’ 2’ 3’ 3’ 2’ 1’
Swing low, sweet char - i - ot --- com - in for to car - ry me home
3’ 5’ 1’ 6 1’ 1’ 6 1’ 1’ 1’ 6 5 1’ 1’ 1’ 1’ 3’ 3’ 5’ 5’
I looked o - ver Jor - dan and what did I see--- com - in for to car - ry me home
5’ 5’ 5’ 3’ 2’ 1’ 1’ 1’ 1’ 1’ 6 5 1’ 1’ 1’ 2’ 3’ 3’ 2’ 1’
A band of Ang - els com - in aft - er me-- com - in for to car - ry me home
Simple Gifts
Trad. Shaker Song
5 5 1’ 1’ 2’ 3’ 1’ 3’ 3’ 5’ 5’ 5’ 3’
‘Tis a gift to be sim - ple, ‘tis a gift to be free
2’ 1’ 2’ 5 2’ 5 2’ 3’ 2’ 1’ 5
‘Tis a gift to come down where we ought to be
5 1’ 1’ 1’ 2’ 3’ 3’ 3’ 5’ 5’ 3’
And when we find our - selves in a place just right
2’ 1’ 2’ 2’ 2’ 3’ 3’ 2’ 1’ 1’ 2’ 1’
We will be in the val - ley of love and de - light
5’ 3’ 2’ 3’ 5’ 3’ 2’ 1’
When true sim - plic - i - ty is gained
5 3’ 3’ 3’ 5’ 3’ 2’ 2’ 3’ 2’
To bow and to bend we shan’t be a - shamed
5 1’ 2’ 3’ 3’ 5’ 5’ 5’ 3’
To turn to turn will be our de - light
2’ 1’ 2’ 2’ 3’ 3’ 2’ 1’ 2’ 1’
Till by turn - ing, turn - ing we come round right
Standin In The Need of Prayer

3’ 2’ 3’ 5’ 3’ 2’ 3’ 5’ 3’ 2’ 3’ 2’ 1’
Not my bro-ther, not my sis-ter , but it’s me oh Lord
1’ 1’ 1’ 1’ 2’ 2’ 3’
Stand-ing in the need of prayer
3’ 2’ 3’ 5’ 3’ 2’ 3’ 5’ 3’ 2’ 3’ 2’ 1’
Not my bro-ther, not my sis-ter , but it’s me oh Lord
1’ 1’ 1’ 1’ 2’ 2’ 1’
3’ 1’ 5 1’ 2’ 3’ 2’ 1’
It’ s me, it’s me, it’s me, oh Lord
1’ 1’ 1’ 1’ 2’ 2’ 3’
3’ 1’ 5 1’ 2’ 3’ 2’ 1’
It’ s me, it’s me, it’s me, oh Lord
1’ 1’ 1’ 1’ 2’ 2’ 1’
Wade in the Water

6 1’ 6 1’ 6 3’ 5’ 3’ 3’ 5’ 3’ 1’
Wade in the wa-ter Wade in the wa-ter chil-dren
6 1’ 6 1’ 6 1’ 1’ 6 6 5 6
Wade in the wa-ter God’s a gon-na troub-le the wa-ter
6 6 6 1’6 6 6
Who’re those chil-dren dressed in red
1’ 1’ 6 6 5 6
God’s a gon-na troub-le the wa-ter
6 6 6 1’ 6
6 6
Must be the ones that Mos-es led
1’ 1’ 6 6 5 6
God’s a gon-na troub-le the wa-ter
Section C: Cheetah Songs 12345678
Section C: One Octave Diatonic Songs

Go ahead and sing:
“Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do”
That is the scale we use in this section. This is called the “diatonic scale.” Most
8-Note kalimbas are tuned to this scale. Most 10-Note kalimbas will have this
scale on the lower 8/10 tines.
Now, after you sing the scale, start on that top note and come down, singing the
song “Joy to the World (the Lord is come).” Those are the kinds of songs that are
in this section.
Diatonic music is music that uses the notes of the sale “Do Re Mi. Fa So La Ti
Do.”
An “octave” is the distance between the low “Do” and the high “Do”.
Hence, the songs in the red Cheetah section all can be played on a single octave
of the diatonic scale.
8-Note Kalimba:
Mark the tines 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, as shown.
8 7
C 6 4 5 B
A 3
F 2 1 E G
D C
10-Note Kalimba:
Mark the tines 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 as shown.
E 8 6 7 D
C 5
A 4 2 3 G B
F 1
D C E
Mark the tines 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 as shown.
D E
B C
G A
F
E 8 7
6
C 5 B D
A 4
F 2
3
1 E G
D
C
The Major Scale
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Hey - on your kalimba, you might not have any tines labeled “8” -
rather, you might have a 1’. Note that 8 is the same note as 1, but an
octave higher. And, 1’ is the same note as 1, just an octave higher:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1’
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Mozart
1 1 5 5 6 6 5
Twin - kle twin - kle lit - tle star
4 4 3 3 2 2 1
How I won - der what you are
5 5 4 4 3 3 2
Up a - bove the world so high
5 5 4 4 3 3 2
Like a dia - mond in the sky
1 1 5 5 6 6 5
Twin - kle twin - kle lit - tle star
4 4 3 3 2 2 1
How I won - der what you are
Jingle Bells
James Pierpont
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 1 2 3
Jing - le bells! Jing - le bells! Jing - gle all the way!
4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 5
O what fun it is to ride in a one horse o - pen sleigh hey!
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 1 2 3
Jing - le bells! Jing - le bells! Jing - gle all the way!
4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 5 5 4 2 1
O what fun it is to ride in a one horse o - pen sleigh.
O When The Saints Go Marching In

Trad. American
1 3 4 5 1 3 4 5
O when the saints Go march - ing in
1 3 4 5 3 1 3 2
O when the saints go march - ing in
3 2 1 1 1 3 5 5 4
O I want to be in that num - ber
3 4 5 3 1 3 2
When the saints go march - ing in
Michael Row Your Boat Ashore

1 3 5 3 5 6 5 3 5 6 5
Mich - ael row your boat a - shore Ha - le - lu - ia
3 5 5 3 4 3 2 1 2 3 2 1
Mich - ael row your boat a - shore Ha - le - lu - oo - ia
Row, Row, Row Your Boat

Eliphalet Oram Lyte
1 1 1 2 3 3 2 3 4 5
Row row row your boat gent - ly down the stream
8 8 8 5 5 5 3 3 3 1 1 1
Mer - ri - ly Mer - ri - ly Mer - ri - ly Mer - ri - ly
5 4 3 2 1
Life is but a dream
On Top Of Old Smokey

Tom Glazer
1 1 3 5 8 6 6 3 4 5 4
On top of Old Smok - ey All cov - ered with snow
1 1 3 5 5 2 3 4 3 2 1
I lost my own true love by court - ing too slow
Where Is Thumbkin?
Trad. English
1 2 3 1 1 2 3 1
Where is Thumb - kin? Where is Thumb - kin?
3 4 5 3 4 5
Here I am! Here I am!
5 6 5 4 3 1 5 6 5 4 3 1
How are you to - day sir? Ver - y well I thank you!
1 5 1 1 5 1
Run a - way! Run a - way!
You Are My Sunshine

Jimmie Davis
1 1 2 3 3 3 2 3 1 1
You are my sun - shine my on - ly sun - shine
1 2 3 4 6 6 5 4 3
You make me hap - py when skies are gray
1 2 3 4 6 6 5 4 3 1
You’ll nev - er know dear how much I love you
1 2 3 4 2 2 3 1
Please don’t take my sun - shine a - way
“Going Home” Theme

Dvorak
A: 3 5 5 3 2 1
2 3 5 3 2
3 5 5 3 2 1
2 3 2 1 1
B: 6 8 8 7 5 6
6 8 7 5 6
6 8 8 7 5 6
6 8 7 5 6
A: 3 5 5 3 2 1
2 3 5 3 2
3 5 5 3 2 1
2 3 2 1 1
The “A” part of Dvorak’s “Going Home” theme from the New World Symphony can
be played with just the pentatonic notes. The “B” part requires the 7.
I would actually perform this song with th structure A A B A - in other words, be-
fore you do the B part, do the A part twice.
Oh! Susanna
Stephen Foster
1 2 3 5 5 6 5 3 1 2 3 3 2 1 2
Oh I come from Al - a - ba - ma with a ban - jo on my knee
1 2 3 5 5 6 5 3 1 2 3 3 2 2 1
I’m a going to Loui-si-a-na my--- true love for to see
4 4 6 6 6 5 5 3 1 2
Oh! Su -san -na! Oh don’t you cry for me
1 2 3 5 5 6 5 3 1 2 3 3 2 1 2
For I come from Al - a - ba - ma with a ban - jo on my knee
Up on the House Top

Benjamin Hanby
5 5 6 5 3 1 3 5
Up on the house top rein - deer pause
6 6 5 3 2 5 5
Out jumps good old San - ta Claus
5 5 6 5 3 2 1 3 5
Down thru the chim - ney with lots of toys
6 6 6 5 5 4 2 5 1
All for the lit - tle ones’ Christ - mas joys
4 4 6 5 5 3
Ho, ho, ho! Who wouldn’t go!
2 4 4 3 5 1 3
Ho, ho, ho! Who wouldn’t go - oh!
5 5 6 5 3 4 5 6
Up on the house top, click, click, click
5 5 6 5 3 3 2 5 1
Down thru the chim - ney with good Saint Nick.
Over the River and Through the Wood

Lydia Maria Child
5 5 5 5 3 4 5 5 5
Ov - er the riv - er and through the wood
5 8 8 8 7 6 5
To grand - moth - er’s house we go
5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3
The horse knows the way to car - ry the sleigh
3 2 2 2 3 2
Through white and drift - ed snow
5 5 5 5 3 4 5 5 5
Ov - er the riv - er and through the wood
5 8 8 7 6 5
O how the wind does blow!
5 8 8 7 6 5 3 1
It stings the toes and bites the nose,
1 2 3 4 3 2 1
As ov - er the ground we go.
Brahms’ Lullaby
Johanes Brahms
3 3 5 3 3 5 3 5 8 7 6 6 5
Lull - a - by, and good night, wi - th pink ros - es be - dight,
2 3 4 2 2 3 4 2 4 7 6 5 7 8
Wi - th lil- ies o - ver - spread, is my ba - by’s sweet head.
1 1 8 6 4 5 3 1 4 5 6 5
Lay you down now, and rest, may your slum - ber be blessed.
1 1 8 6 4 5 3 1 4 3 2 1
Lay you down now, and rest, may thy slum - ber be blessed.
Finlandia / This is My Song

Lloyd Stone
3 2 3 4 3 2 3 1 2 2 3
This is my song, O God of all the na - tions
3 2 3 4 3 2 3 1 2 3
A song of peace for lands a - far and mine
5 5 5 6 3 3 5 5 2 2 4
This is my home, the coun - try where my heart is
4 3 2 3 1 1 2 2 3 3
Here are my hopes and dreams, my ho - ly shrine
5 5 5 6 3 3 5 5 2 2 4
But oth - er hearts in oth - er lands are beat - ing
4 3 2 3 1 1 2 2 1 1
With hopes and dreams as true and high as mine
Banana Boat Song

Trad. Jamaican
8 5 3 5 6 5 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 1 3 5
Day - o Me say day - o Day light come and me wan - na go home
8 5 3 5 6 5 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 1 1
Day - o Me say day - o Day light come and me wan - na go home
5 3 5 3 5 5 3 5 8
I work all night till the morn - ing come
1 1 3 3 3 2 2 1 3 5
Day light come and me wan - na go home
5 3 5 3 5 5 3 5 8
I work all night till the morn - ing come
1 1 3 3 3 2 2 1 1
Day light come and me wan - na go home
Joy to the World

Isaac Watts
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Joy to the world, the Lord is come!
5 6 6 7 7 8
Let Earth re - ceive her King.
8 8 7 6 5 5 4 3 8 8 7 6 5 5 4 3
Let ev---- ry--- heart----- pre - pare--- Him--- room
3 3 3 3 3 4 5
And heav - en and na - ture sing
4 3 2 2 2 2 3 4
And--- heav - en and na - ture sing
3 2 1 8 6 5 4 3 4 3 2 1
And--- heav - en and heav - en and na - ture sing
Section D: Lion Songs 5 6 7 1’ 2’ 3’ 4’ 5’
Section D: One Octave Diatonic Songs,

Starting on 5 (“So”)
Section A was made up of pentatonic songs spanning one octave, start-
ing on “Do”:
“Do Re Mi -- So La -- Do”
Section B was also pentatonic songs, but starting on the “5” or “So”:
“So La -- Do Re Mi -- So”
Section C was diatonic songs cover one octave, starting on “Do”:
“Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do”
This Section D has diatonic songs covering one octave, starting on 5 or

“So”:
“So La Ti Do Re Mi Fa So”
If you have a kalimba with 15 or 17 notes, you will not have to retune anything -
you have a big enough range that you can just scoot up into a higher octave.
However, if you have an 8-Note or a 10-Note kalimba, you will have to tune what
used to be your “7” note down a half step - that is, probably your B tine will have to
become a Bb (B flat) tine. This will make a judo move on your kalimba, shifting
the low note from the root note or “1” into the low “5” note. And of course, all
your numbers will be shuffled. Wipe off the old numbers with alcohol wipes and
put the new numbers on.
Learn about retuning your kalimba’s B tine to Bb by clicking here!

Learn about retuning your kalimba’s B tine to Bb by clicking here!

Mark the tines 5 6 7 1’ 2’ 3’ 4’ 5’ as shown.
F# 5' 4' G
3'
D
1' 2' C E
B 7
6
G 5 F# A
E
C D
A B
G
10-Note (or 8-Note) Kalimba:

E 5' 3' 4' D

C 2'
A 1' 6 7 G Bb
F 5
D C E Tune B to Bb
D E
B 5' 4' C
G 3' 2' F A
E 1' 7
6
C 5 B D
A
F G
D E
C
One Octave Diatonic Scale, Starting on “5”
7 1’ 2’ 3’ 4’ 5’
5 6
So La Ti Do Re Mi Fa So
In Section B, we found lots of pentatonic scales that went from low 5 to high 5’.
This section continues in that vein, but without skipping over the 7 and 4’.
The low So, La, and Ti are in the lower octave and are represented by 5, 6, and 7.
The Do, Re, Mi, Fa, and high So are in a higher octaves and are represented by
bold numbers followed by a single quote: 1’ 2’ 3’ 4’ 5’
Away in a Manger
w: Martin Luther m: William J. Kirkpatrick
5’ 5’ 4’ 3’ 3’ 2’ 1’ 1’ 7 6 5
Aw - ay in a man - ger, no crib for a bed
5 5 6 5 2’ 7 6
5 5 1’ 3’
The lit - tle Lord Jes - us lay down His sweet head.
5’ 5’ 4’ 3’ 3’ 2’ 1’ 1’ 7 6 5
The stars in the sky--- look down where He lay
5 4’ 3’ 2’ 3’ 2’ 1’ 2’ 6 7 1’
The lit - tle Lord Jes - us a - sleep on the hay
This Land is Your Land

Woody Guthrie
1’ 2’ 3’ 4’ 4’ 4’ 1’ 2’ 3’ 3’
This land is your land, this land is my land
5 1’ 3’ 2’ 2’ 3’ 2’ 1’ 2’ 3’ 3’
From Cal - i - for - nia to the New York i - sland
1’ 1’ 2’ 3’ 4’ 4’ 4’ 4’ 1’ 2’ 3’ 2’ 1’
From the Red - wood For - est, to the gulf stream wat - ers
2’ 2’ 2’ 7 5 7 2’ 1’
This land was made for you and me
1’ 2’ 3’ 4’ 4’ 4’ 1’ 2’ 3’ 3’
As I went walk - ing that ribbon of high - way
5 1’ 3’ 2’ 2’ 5 1’ 2’ 3’ 3’
I saw a - bove me that end - less sky - way
1’ 2’ 3’ 4’ 4’ 4’ 1’ 2’ 3’ 2’ 1’
And saw be - low me that gol - den val - ley
2’ 2’ 2’ 7 5 7 2’ 1’
This land was made for you and me
She’ll Be Comin’ Round the

Mountain When She Comes
Trad. American
5 6 1’ 1’ 1’ 1’ 6 5 5 6 1’
She’ll be com-in’ round the moun-tain when she comes
1’ 2’ 3’ 3’ 3’ 3’ 5’ 3’ 2’ 1’ 2’
5’ 4’ 3’ 3’ 3’ 3’ 2’ 1’ 1’ 1’ 6 6 6 6 2’ 1’
She’ll be com-in’ round the moun-tain She’ll be com-in’ round the moun-tain
7 6 5 5 5 3’5 2’ 6 5 1’
This song was also in Section B in the pentatonic scale. This version is almost the
same, but it uses a 4’ and a 7 note - notes that are not present in the pentatonic scale.
This version is more correct, and I think it sounds better.
Ode to Joy
Beethoven
| 3’ 3’ 4’ 5’ | 5’ 4’ 3’ 2’ | 1’ 1’ 2’ 3’ | 3’ 2’ 2’ |
| 3’ 3’ 4’ 5’ | 5’ 4’ 3’ 2’ | 1’ 1’ 2’ 3’ | 2’ 1’ 1’ |
| 2’ 2’ 3’ 1’ | 2’ 3’ 4’ 3’ 1’ | 2’ 3’ 4’ 3’ 2’ | 1’ 2’ 5 |
| 3’ 3’ 4’ 5’ | 5’ 4’ 3’ 2’ | 1’ 1’ 2’ 3’ | 2’ 1’ 1’ |
Remember, this notation system is playing fast and loose with the rhythm. This song
has no words written with it, but we give you a helping hand with the measure bar
lines - ie, those thin lines | that happen about every four numbers.
Each bar - the space between consecutive bar lines - we will find the same number of
beats. In the first line, the first three bars (or measures) have four notes, each getting
a beat. The last bar in the first line has only three notes, but with extra space after the
first one. This implies the first note is held longer.
Listen to the music by clicking on the sound icon to hear how the song goes if you
don’t know this one.
Down By the Riverside

Trad. African American
5 3’ 2’ 3’ 5 6 1’ 1’ 3’ 3’ 3’ 2’ 3’ 2’ 1’
I’m gon-na lay down my sword and shield down by the riv - er - side
2’ 2’ 1’ 2’ 1’ 7 3’ 3’ 2’ 3’ 2’ 1’
down by the riv - er - side down by the riv - er - side
5 3’ 2’ 3’ 5 6 1’ 1’ 3’ 3’ 3’ 2’ 3’ 2’ 1’
I’m gon - na lay down my sword and shield down by the riv - er - side
2’ 4’ 3’ 2’ 1’
Stud - y war no more
1’ 2’ 3’ 4’ 4’ 4’ 4’ 4’ 4’ 1’ 2’ 3’ 3’ 3’ 2’ 1’
I ain’t gonna stud - y war no more I ain’t gonna stud - y war no more
1’ 7 1’ 2’ 2’ 1’ 2’ 3’ 4’ 5’
I ain’t gonna stud - y war no more no more
1’ 2’ 3’ 4’ 4’ 4’ 4’ 4’ 4’ 1’ 2’ 3’ 3’ 3’ 2’ 1’
I ain’t gonna stud - y war no more I ain’t gonna stud - y war no more
1’ 7 1’ 2’ 4’ 3’ 2’ 1’
I ain’t gonna stud - y war no more
Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella

Trad. French
5’ 1’ 1’ 1’ 2’ 3’ 4’ 3’ 2’
Bring a torch, Jea - nette, Is - a - bel - la
5’ 1’ 1’ 1’ 2’ 3’ 2’ 1’
Bring a torch, come swift - ly and run
5’ 5’ 5’ 4’ 3’ 3’ 2’ 1’ 1’ 7
Christ is born, tell the folk of the vil - lage
6 7 1’ 5 5 4’ 4’ 3’ 2’
Jes - us is sleep - ing in his cra - dle
1’ 2’ 3’ 4’ 3’ 2’ 5’ 3’ 2’
Ah, ah, beau - ti - ful is the moth - er
1’ 2’ 3’ 4’ 3’ 2’ 5’ 1’
Ah, ah, beau - ti - ful is her son
We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Trad. English
5 1’ 1’ 2’ 1’ 7 6 6
We wish you a Mer - ry Christ - mas
6 2’ 2’ 3’ 2’ 1’ 7 5
5 3’ 3’ 4’ 3’ 2’ 1’ 6
5 5 6 2’ 7 1’
And a hap - py New Year
5 1’ 1’ 1’ 7 7 1’ 7 6 5
Good tid - ings we bring, to you and your kin
2’ 3’ 2’ 1’ 5’ 5 5 5 6 2’ 7 1’
Good tid -ings for Christ - mas! And a hap -py New Year!
For the Beauty of the Earth

Folliott S. Pierpoint
1’ 7 1’ 2’ 1’ 4’ 4’ 3’
For the--- beau - ty of the earth
6 1’
7 6 5 5 5
For the beau - ty of the skies
1’ 7 1’ 2’ 1’ 4’ 4’ 3’
For the--- love which from our birth
6 1’ 6 5
7 5 5
O - ver and a - round us lies
3’ 2’ 1’ 3’ 5’ 4’ 3’
Lord of all to thee we raise
6 1’
7 4’ 3’ 2’ 1’
This our joy - ful hymn of praise
O Come All Ye Faithful

John Francis Wade
1’ 1’ 5 1’ 2’ 5 3’ 2’ 3’ 4’ 3’ 2’
O come, all ye faith - ful, joy - ful and tri - um - phant
1’ 1’ 7 6 7 1’ 2’ 3’ 7 6 5 5
O come ye, o co - me ye to Be - eth - le - hem
5’ 4’ 3’ 4’ 3’ 2’ 3’ 1’ 2’ 7 6 5
Come and be - hold Him, born the King of A - ng - els!
1’ 1’ 7 1’ 2’ 1’ 5 3’ 3’ 2’ 3’ 4’ 3’ 2’
O come, let us a - dore Him O come, let us a - dore Him
3’ 4’ 3’ 2’ 1’ 7 1’ 4’ 3’ 2’ 1’ 1’
O come, let us a - dore Hi - m, Chri - ist the Lord
Section E: Jungle Songs 5 6 7 1’ 2’ 3’ 4’ 5’ 6’ 7’
Section E: Songs With Bigger Range
In each section, we have presented songs that require just a few notes on
your kalimba. Section A and Section B used only 6 notes (but the two
sections used a diffferent set of 6 notes). Section C and Section D each
used 8 notes. The songs in Section E use up to 10 notes on your kalim-
ba.
I think it is fine to learn with a numbers-based system, but really, it is

quite limited. I don’t really want to push the numbers-based system for
songs more complex that the ones presented in this section.
However, Kalimba Tablature is a tool that works elegantly to convey es-

sentially any music you can play on the kalimba. It is my hope that after
you make your way through this numbers-based book, that you will find
your way into the world of Kalimba Tablature.
You can learn more about the tablature here:
kalimbamagic.com/tablature
I hope that you have been enjoying this book.
I enjoyed writing this book, and I enjoyed playing the songs on the re-
cordings. The kalimba has been with me so long, I can hardly imagine
life without the kalimba. It is a companion through all my life’s journeys.
I hope you come to have a good journey with your kalimba.

Mark the tines 5 6 7 1’ 2’ 3’ 4’ 5’ 6’ 7’ as shown.
7'
6'
E 5' 3' 4' D
C 1' 2' Bb
A 7
F 6 5 E G
D C Tune B to Bb

Mark the tines 5 6 7 1’ 2’ 3’ 4’ 5’ 6’ 7’ as shown.
7' 6'
F# 5' 4' G
3' E
D
1' 2' C
B 7
6
G 5 F# A
E
C D
A B
G
Mark the tines 5 6 7 1’ 2’ 3’ 4’ 5’ 5’ as shown.
D 7' 6' E
B 5' 4' A C
G 3' 2' F
E 1' 7 D
6
C 5 B
A
F G
D E
C
Range: 5 -
6’
You Are My Sunshine
Jimmie Davis
5 1’ 2’ 3’ 3’ 3’ 2’ 3’ 1’ 1’
You are my sun - shine my on - ly sun - shine
1’ 2’ 3’ 4’ 6’ 6’ 5’ 4’ 3’
You make me hap - py when skies are gray
1’ 2’ 3’ 4’ 6’ 6’ 5’ 4’ 3’ 1’
You’ll nev - er know dear how much I love you
1’ 2’ 3’ 4’ 2’ 2’ 3’ 1’
Please don’t take my sun - shine a - way
Range: 7 to 6’
He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands
3’ 5’ 3’ 5’ 3’ 1’ 5’ 6’ 5’
He’s got the whole wo - rld in His hands
5’ 5’ 3’ 4’ 2’ 7 5’ 6’ 5’
3’ 5’ 3’ 5’ 3’ 1’ 5’ 6’ 5’
3’ 5’ 3’ 5’ 5’ 4’ 2’ 1’
He’s got the whole world in His hands
Range: 5 - 6’
The More We Get Together (The Happier We’ll Be)
3’ 5’ 6’ 5’ 4’ 3’ 1’ 1’ 2’ 5 5 3’ 1’
The more we get to - geth - er, to - geth - er, to - geth - er
3’ 5’ 6’ 5’ 4’ 3’ 1’ 1’ 2’ 5 5 1’
The more we get to - geth - er the happ - ier we’ll be
1’ 2’ 5 5 3’ 1’ 1’ 2’ 5 5 3’ 1’
‘Cause your friends are my friends and my friends are your friends
3’ 5’ 6’ 5’ 4’ 3’ 1’ 1’ 2’ 5 5 1’
The more we get to - geth - er the happ - ier we’ll be
Range: 5 - 6’
Bells of Norwhich
1’ 5’ 5’ 1’ 3’ 4’ 3’ 2’ 1’ 3’ 1’ 3’ 4’ 5’
Loud are the bells of Nor - wich and the peo - ple come and go
1’ 5’ 5’ 1’ 3’ 4’ 3’ 2’ 1’ 3’ 1’ 3’ 4’ 5’
Here by the tower of Jul - i - an, I tell them what I know.
6’ 4’ 5’ 5’ 5’ 4’ 3’ 2’ 3’ 4’ 3’ 2’ 1’ 7
Ring out, bells of Nor - wich, and let the win - ter come and go
1’ 2’ 3’ 4’ 3’ 2’ 7 1’
All shall be well a - gain, I know.
7 - 6’
Now it’s Time to Go
6’ 5’ 4’ 3’ 2 ‘ 5’ 4’ 3’ 2’ 1’
Now it’s time to go real-ly I must go
4’ 3’ 2’ 1’ 7 2’ 1’
I will see you ver - y soon!
You don’t know how this song goes, because I wrote

it for one of my special students. However, there is
another I tool I give to you that will show you ex-
actly how to play this song... including the exact
rhythm. Look at the gray and red diagram on the
following page and see if you can’t figure it out.
Now It’s Time to Go
This is the same song as on the pre-
vious page, but with a few twists.
First, it is notated in kalimba tabla-

ture. Kalimba tab is a map of the ka-
limba, stretched out with really long
tines that run from the bottom of
the page up to the top. It shows you
exactly which tine to play. Further,
it shows you that you need to alter-
nate sides in the first few measures -
right, left, right, left, right...
In this notation, the types of notes

spell out how long to sit on each note
before you move on to the next note.
But the real cool thing comes in

measure 5 - two note harmonies!
The tab shows you exactly which ad-
jacent tines to play to accomplish the
melody and harmony.
for more help with tablature:

kalimbamagic.com/tablature
for songs for the 17-Note kalimba:

kalimbamagic.com/heart17
for songs for the 10-Note kalimba:


kalimbamagic.com.heart10 Kalimba Tablature starts at the bottom of the page.
Notice the lyrics to the right of each note. Also, see how
multiple notes can be notated for the same instant in time.
So many kalimbas,
So little time.
Kalimba Magic!

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Works for almost any kalimba!

While this is sort of “paint by number” applied to music,

Visit us to learn more about the kalimba at:

Section A: Kitten Songs Yellow

Section B: Wildcat Songs Orange

Section C: Cheetah Songs Red

Section D: Lion Songs Purple

Section E: Jungle Songs Blue

If You Get Confused, Listen to the Music Play!

Section A: Pentatonic Songs

However, we do recommend that you write the numbers on the appropriate

17-Note Treble Kalimba:

15-Note Alto Kalimba:

The Pentatonic Scale, Starting on “1”

Hot Cross Buns

Mary Had A Little Lamb

Little Liza Jane

Sunshine on a Cloudy Day

||: 1 23568 1 2 3 5 6 8 :||

“Going Home” Theme

Two Little Black Birds

Five Foot Two

The Pentatonic Scale, Starting on “5”

5 and 6 that are not bold and have no

There’s a Hole in My Bucket

5 and 6 that are not bold and have no

Go Tell it on the Mountain

Old McDonald Had a Farm

5 and 6 that are not bold and have no

Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen

This Little Light of Mine

5 and 6 that are not bold and have no

Will The Circle Be Unbroken

All God’s Critters Got a Place in the Choir

5 and 6 that are not bold and have no

She’ll Be Comin’ Round the

You Brush Your Teeth

5 and 6 that are not bold and have no

As I Went Down to the River to Pray

I’ve Got Peace Like a River

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

Standin In The Need of Prayer

Wade in the Water

Section C: One Octave Diatonic Songs

The Major Scale

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

O When The Saints Go Marching In

Michael Row Your Boat Ashore

Row, Row, Row Your Boat

On Top Of Old Smokey

You Are My Sunshine

“Going Home” Theme

Up on the House Top

Over the River and Through the Wood

Finlandia / This is My Song

Banana Boat Song

Joy to the World

Section D: One Octave Diatonic Songs,

Section C was diatonic songs cover one octave, starting on “Do”:

This Section D has diatonic songs covering one octave, starting on 5 or

Learn about retuning your kalimba’s B tine to Bb by clicking here!