Kalimba Tab Converter — Build Melodies and Generate Tab Notation
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Last Updated on July 11, 2026 by folkstrings
Kalimba Melody Tab Converter
Click notes to build a melody. See tab numbers and thumb guidance instantly.
Low register (centre tines)
Mid register (outer tines)
High register (outermost)
Tab sequence
Click notes above to start
Plain text tab
Right thumb
Left thumb
′ = mid register ″ = high register
Tool by Folkstrings.com
How to Use This Tool
Click the note buttons in order to build your melody. The tool shows each note as a coloured chip with the tab number, note name and thumb indicator. The plain text tab at the bottom can be copied and shared.
For the full note layout, see our kalimba note layout reference.
Author Profile
- Daniel Johnstone is an English writer and folk musician who has been playing stringed instruments for over twenty years. He started on guitar as a teenager before working his way through cavaco, tenor guitar, autoharp, mountain dulcimer, and harp. He founded Folkstrings.com to provide practical, experience-based buying advice for folk instrument players at every level — the kind of guidance he always wished had existed when he was finding his feet.
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