“Barbara Allen” was referred to by musicologists as “far and away the most widely collected song in the English language”. Its existence is attested as early as 1666. Here is a very easy diatonic arrangement for kalimba beginners.
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NOTE: If you have a high end kalimba you can try playing it up an octave.
- Traditional (Scottish)
- Sad
How To Read The Tabs
SOLFEGE | DO | RE | MI | FA | SO | LA | TI |
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Letter Notes | C | D | E | F | G | A | B |
Number Notes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
-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).