Retune for C-tone Kalimba:
A#5 – G5 – E5 – D5 – B4 – A4 – F#4 – E4 – D4 – F4 – G4 – A#4 – C#5 – D#5 – F#5 – A5 – B5

Intro:

1’ 3’’ 7 3’’ 6’ 3’’ 4 3’’ 7’ 3’’ 6’ 3’’

1’ 3’’ 7 3’’ 6’ 3’’ 4 3’’ 7’ 3’’ 6’ 3’’

7 2’’ 7 2’’ 6’ 2’ 2’ 2’’ 7’ 2’’ 6’ 2’’

7 2’’ 7 2’’ 6’ 2’ 2’ 2’’ 7’ 2’’ 6’ 2’’

1’ 3’’ 7 3’’ 6’ 3’’ 4 3’’ 7’ 3’’ 6’ 3’’

1’ 3’’ 7 3’’ 6’ 3’’ 4 3’’ 7’ 3’’ 6’ 3’’

Verse:

(1’-6’) 3’ 7’ 6’ 7 2’ (1’-1’’) (4-4’) 7’ 5’ 6 1’
Dancing bears, painted wings

(5-7’) 1’ 5’ (4-6’) 1 3’ 1’ (2-5’) 5 1’ (4-6’) 7 2’
Things I almost remember

(1’-6’) 3’ 7’ 6’ 7 2’ (1’-6’) (4-4’) 3’’ (2-5’) 6 1’
And a song someone sings

(5-7’) 1’ 5’ (4-6’) 1 3’ 1’ (7-2’) 4 3’ (1-1’) 3’ 6’
Once upon a December

(2-1’’) 1’ 7’ (2-1’’) 5’ 7’ (2-7’) 1’ 6’ (1-6’) 4 1’
Someone holds me safe and warm

(2-7’) 1’ 6’ (4-6’) 1’’ 7 7’ 7’ 1’ (4-6’) (4’-6’) 1’ 4
Horses prance through a silver storm

(2-1’’) 1’ 7’ (2-1’’) 5’ 7’ (2-7’) 1’ 6’ (1-6’) 4
Figures dancing gracefully

3’ (6-2’) 1’ 3’ 2’ 3 3’ 6’ 7 2’ 5’
Across my memory

(1’-6’) 3’ 7’ 6’ 7 2’ (1’-1’’) (4-4’) 7’ 5’ 6 1’
Far away, long ago

(5-7’) 1’ 5’ (4-6’) 1 3’ 1’ (2-5’) 5 1’ (4-6’) 7 2’
Glowing dim as an ember

(1’-6’) 3’ 7’ 6’ 7 2’ (1’-6’) (4-4’) 3’’ (2-5’) 6 1’
Things my heart yearns to know

(5-7’) 1’ 5’ (4-6’) 1 3’ 1’ (7-2’) 4 3’ (1’-6’) 4 4’ 1’’
Things it yearns to remember

(2-7’) 1’ 1’’ 7’ 4’ 1’ (2-7’) 1’ 6’ (4-3’’) 1’ 4’ 1’’
And a song someone sings

(5-7’) 1’ 5’ (4-6’) 1 3’ 1’ (2-2’) 4 7 (4-2’’) 7 2’
Once upon a December

Outro:

1’ 3’’ 7 3’’ 6’ 3’’ 4 3’’ 7’ 3’’ 6’ 3’’

1’ 3’’ 7 3’’ 6’ 3’’ 4 3’’ 7’ 3’’ 6’ 3’’

1 4 1 3’ 6’ 3’’

• Artist: Stephen Flaherty

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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).