At the beginning of the quarantine, my sister and I were in the same state for more than a month for the first time since middle school. We bonded for the first time over many things like TV shows, learning random facts, and especially Kurt Vonnegut. Eventually, I shared with her my fascination with the Kalimba and my dream to play it every night to my kids, despite ever actually owning one. At the time, I figured that she didn’t give it a second thought but unbenounced to me, she had spent a lot of time and research to get me a great kalimba set with a monogrammed kalimba. On the back, it says “Everything is nothing, with a twist”-Kurt Vonnegut. To me, not only is it my first kalimba, but it represents my relationship with my sister and the deep philosophical conversations that we would talk about. I will always keep this instrument in perfect condition and close to my heart since it shows me that no relationship is too far gone that it can’t be mended. If I were to win a kalimba in this contest, I will give it to my sister, not only so that we can play together but to represent a strengthened bond throughout the treachery of covid.

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How To Read The Tabs

SOLFEGE	DO	RE	MI	FA	SO	LA	TI
Letter Notes	C	D	E	F	G	A	B
Number Notes	1	2	3	4	5	6	7

-A dot above a musical note (ex: 1° 2°°) raises it to a higher octave.
-Notes inside a parentheses (ex: (135) ) are played together (slide/glissando)
-The tabs/notes posted on this site are designed to be played on kalimba, but you can also play it on other instruments like: piano ,flute, recorder, ocarina , glockenspiel, clarinet, xylophone, otamatone, and etc. Simply use our online kalimba tab converter to convert the tabs/notes to SOLFEGE (do re mi) or letter notation (C D E).