Tuning:
2 to 3
3 to 4#
4 to 5
5 to 5#
1° to 1°#
5° to 4°#
6° to 5°
7° to 5°#
1°° to 6°
6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 6
1° 3° 1° 3° 1° 3° 1° 3° 4°
Set sail, for I am like the whale
5° 7° 1°° 7° 5° 1° 7 6
I’m on a different frequency
6 7 1° 7 6 2 3 3 2 2
Salt water’s my cup of tea, literally
1° 2° 3° 1° 3° 1° 1° 2° 3° 2° 1° 7 6
6 7 1° 6 1° 6
6 7 1° 7 6
1° 1° 3° 1° 3° 1° 3° 1° 3° 4°
Look around, adventure can be found
5° 7° 1°° 7° 5° 1° 7 6
Dolphins abound and say hello
6 7 1° 7 6 2 3 3 2 2
They’ll show me which way to go, I know
1° 2° 3° 1° 3° 1° 1° 2° 3° 2° 1° 7 6
There is no horizon I cannot set my eyes on
6 7 1° 6 1° 6
The ocean, the ocean
6 7 1° 7 6 5 6
6 7 1° 7 6 1° 6
I feel a storm approachin’, like seagulls in slow-motion
6 7 1° 7 6 5 6
Me and my mermaid girlfriend
1°° 6° 3° 2° 7 6° 2° 3° 7 6
Ballroom dance on a wave in the ocean
4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 7 6 4 4
But keep in careful mind, ’cause you will always find
1°° 6° 3° 2° 7 6° 2° 3° 7 6
Endless danger to brave on the ocean
4 4 4 4 6 6 5 6 6
But that’s just the way the ocean is
- Neil Cicierega
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 |
-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).