♪KalimbayTabs
Get the app
He's a Pirate kalimba tab

He's a Pirate — kalimba tabs

by Klaus Badelt

Number notes for He's a Pirate by Klaus Badelt: kalimba tabs in 4 levels (Melody, Easy, Medium, Hard), written for a 17-key board with the sharp row (34 tines). Read it on screen or download the .klby file.

filmpop
Download easy tab
Get it on Google Play Download on the App Store

.klby file, opens in Kalimbay — 3-step guide.

4 versions on this page — pick one above the notation.

1 = C4 · 1' = C5 · 1'' = C6 · (1 3 5) = play together · 1-3-5 = slide

  • 273 notes
  • 273 beats
  • range 1–1''
  • melody
  • ♩ = 207

This arrangement uses 273 notes in 18 phrases, from 1 to 1'' on the board. It needs the top row of tines for the sharps, so leave those visible. At quarter note 207 it runs about 1:15.

Melody — number notes

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 6 1 2 2 2 3 4
4 4 5 3 3 2 1 1 2 6 1 2 2 2 3 4
4 4 5 3 3 2 1 2 6 1 2 2 2 4 5 5
5 6 6# 6# 6 5 6 2 2 3 4 4 5 6 2 2
4 3 3 4 2 3 6 1' 2' 2' 2' 3' 4' 4' 4' 5'
3' 3' 2' 1' 1' 2' 6 1' 2' 2' 2' 3' 4' 4' 4' 5'
3' 3' 2' 1' 2' 6 1' 2' 2' 2' 4' 5' 5' 5' 6' 6#'
6#' 6' 5' 6' 2' 2' 3' 4' 4' 5' 6' 2' 2' 4' 3' 3'
2' 1' 2' 2' 3' 4' 4' 4' 5' 6' 4' 2' 6 6#' 5' 2'
6# 3 3 2 4 4 5 6 6 6 6# 6 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6# 6 5 4 3 2 2 3 4 5 6 5
4 3 4 5 6 5 4 5 6 5 4 3 4 3 2 3
1 2 2' 3' 4' 3' 4' 5' 4' 5' 6' 5' 4' 2' 2' 3'
4' 5' 6' 6#' 2' 5' 4' 5' 3' 2' 3' 1#' 6' 6#' 6' 6'
6' 6' 5' 5' 4' 3' 4' 3' 3' 2' 2' 3' 4' 6' 2' 3'
4' 6#' 2' 3' 4' 6' 6' 1'' 6' 5' 5' 4' 3' 4' 3' 2'
2
Download melody tab

Needs the sharp row — a 34-tine chromatic board. At any tempo.

Letter notes — C D E … 
D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
D D D D D D D D D A C D D D E F
F F G E E D C C D A C D D D E F
F F G E E D C D A C D D D F G G
G A A# A# A G A D D E F F G A D D
F E E F D E A C' D' D' D' E' F' F' F' G'
E' E' D' C' C' D' A C' D' D' D' E' F' F' F' G'
E' E' D' C' D' A C' D' D' D' F' G' G' G' A' A#'
A#' A' G' A' D' D' E' F' F' G' A' D' D' F' E' E'
D' C' D' D' E' F' F' F' G' A' F' D' A A#' G' D'
A# E E D F F G A A A A# A G G G G
A A A A A# A G F E D D E F G A G
F E F G A G F G A G F E F E D E
C D D' E' F' E' F' G' F' G' A' G' F' D' D' E'
F' G' A' A#' D' G' F' G' E' D' E' C#' A' A#' A' A'
A' A' G' G' F' E' F' E' E' D' D' E' F' A' D' E'
F' A#' D' E' F' A' A' C'' A' G' G' F' E' F' E' D'
D
Melody only: the tune on its own, without the bass line. Start here if you want the theme's rhythm before adding harmony — the 6/8 lilt is the whole point of the piece, so count it out loud.
  • 349 notes
  • 297 beats
  • range 1–1''
  • easy
  • 52 chords
  • ♩ = 207

This arrangement uses 349 notes in 20 phrases, from 1 to 1'' on the board. It needs the top row of tines for the sharps, so leave those visible. 52 of 297 beats are chords. At quarter note 207 it runs about 1:15.

Easy — number notes

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 6 1 2 2 2 3 (4 6#)
4 4 5 (3 6) (3 6) 2 1 1 2 6 1 (2 6#) 2 2 3 4
4 4 5 3 3 6 2 1 2 2 6 1 2 2 2 4
(5 6#) 5 5 6 (5 6#) (5 6#) 6 5 6 2 2 3 (4 6#) (4 6#) 5 6
2 2 4 (3 6) (3 6) 4 2 3 6 6 1' 2' 2' 2' 3' (6# 4')
4' 4' 5' (6 3') (6 3') 2' 1' 1' 2' 6 1' (6# 2') 2' 2' 3' (4 4')
(4 4') 4' 5' 3' 3' 6 2' 1' 2' 2 6 1' 2' 2' 2' 4'
(6# 5') 5' 5' 6' (5 6#') (5 6#') 6' 5' 6' 2' 2' 3' (6# 4') (6# 4') 5' 6'
2' 2' 4' (6 3') (6 3') 2' 1' 2' 2' (1 3') 4' 4' 4' 5' (6 6') 6
4' 2' 6 (5 6#') 5 5' 2' 6# 5 3 3 6 2 4 6 4
5 6 (2 6) 6 6# 6 (1 5) (1 5) 5 5 6 (2 6) (2 6) 6 6# 6
5 (4 6) 3 2 2 2 3 4 5 6 (1 5) (1 4) 3 4 5 6
(1 5) 1 4 5 6 5 4 (3 6) (4 6) 3 2 2 3 1 2 2
2' 3' 4' 3' 4' (1 5') (1 4') 5' 6' 5' 4' (6# 2') 6# 2' 3' 4'
5' 6' (5 6#') (5 2') 5' 4' 6 5' 3' 2' 6 3' 1#' 6' (5 6#') 5
6' 6' 6' (1 6') 5' (5 5') 5 4' 6 3' (6 4') 3' 3' 2' 2 2'
3' 4' 6' 2' 3' 4' (6# 6#') 6# 2' 3' 4' 6' 6' 1'' (1 6') 5'
(5 5') 5 4' 6 3' (6 4') 3' (2 2')
2
Download easy tab

Needs the sharp row — a 34-tine chromatic board. At any tempo.

Letter notes — C D E … 
D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
D D D D D D D D D A C D D D E (F A#)
F F G (E A) (E A) D C C D A C (D A#) D D E F
F F G E E A D C D D A C D D D F
(G A#) G G A (G A#) (G A#) A G A D D E (F A#) (F A#) G A
D D F (E A) (E A) F D E A A C' D' D' D' E' (A# F')
F' F' G' (A E') (A E') D' C' C' D' A C' (A# D') D' D' E' (F F')
(F F') F' G' E' E' A D' C' D' D A C' D' D' D' F'
(A# G') G' G' A' (G A#') (G A#') A' G' A' D' D' E' (A# F') (A# F') G' A'
D' D' F' (A E') (A E') D' C' D' D' (C E') F' F' F' G' (A A') A
F' D' A (G A#') G G' D' A# G E E A D F A F
G A (D A) A A# A (C G) (C G) G G A (D A) (D A) A A# A
G (F A) E D D D E F G A (C G) (C F) E F G A
(C G) C F G A G F (E A) (F A) E D D E C D D
D' E' F' E' F' (C G') (C F') G' A' G' F' (A# D') A# D' E' F'
G' A' (G A#') (G D') G' F' A G' E' D' A E' C#' A' (G A#') G
A' A' A' (C A') G' (G G') G F' A E' (A F') E' E' D' D D'
E' F' A' D' E' F' (A# A#') A# D' E' F' A' A' C'' (C A') G'
(G G') G F' A E' (A F') E' (D D')
D
Melody plus one bass note each time the harmony changes. The 6/8 lilt stays intact and the bass lands on the long centre tines, so both thumbs can reach it without crossing.
  • 398 notes
  • 312 beats
  • range 1–1''
  • medium
  • 86 chords
  • ♩ = 207

This arrangement uses 398 notes in 21 phrases, from 1 to 1'' on the board. It needs the top row of tines for the sharps, so leave those visible. 86 of 312 beats are chords. At quarter note 207 it runs about 1:15.

Medium — number notes

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 6 1 2 2 2 (1 3) (4 6#)
4 4 5 (3 6) (3 6) 2 1 1 2 6 1 (2 6#) 2 2 3 4
4 4 5 (1 3) (1 3) 6 2 1 2 2 6 1 2 2 2 4
(5 6#) 5 5 6 (5 6#) (5 6#) 6 5 (2 6) 2 2 2 3 (4 6#) (4 6#) 5
(2 6) 2 2 2 4 (3 6) (3 6) 4 2 3 6 6 1' (2 2') (2 2') 2'
3' (6# 4') (6# 4') 4' 5' (6 3') (6 3') 2' 1' 1' 2' 2 6 1' (6# 2') (6# 2')
2' 3' (4 4') (4 4') 4' 5' (1 3') (1 3') 6 2' 1' 2' 2 6 1' 2'
(2 2') 2' 4' (6# 5') (6# 5') 5' 6' (5 6#') (5 6#') 6' 5' (2 6') 2' 2 2' 3'
(6# 4') (6# 4') 5' (2 6') 2' 2 2' 4' (6 3') (6 3') 2' 1' (2 2') (2 2') (1 3') 4'
4' 4' (6# 5') (6 6') 6 4' 2' 6 6 (5 6#') 5 5' 2' 6# 5 (3 6)
3 6 2 4 6 4 5 (2 6) (2 6) 6 6# 6 2 (1 5) (1 5) 5
5 6 4 (2 6) (2 6) 6 6# 6 2 5 (4 6) 3 2 2 2 3
4 2 5 6 (1 5) (1 4) 3 4 5 6 (1 5) 1 4 5 (4 6) 5
4 (3 6) (4 6) 3 2 2 3 1 2 2 2' 3' 4' 2 3' 4'
(1 5') (1 4') 5' (4 6') (4 5') 4' (6# 2') 6# 2' 3' (2 4') (2 5') 6' (5 6#') (5 2') 5'
(6 4') 6 5' 3' 2' 6 3' 1#' (2 6') 2 (5 6#') 5 (4 6') (4 6') 6' (1 6')
5' 1 (5 5') 5 (6 4') 6 3' (6 4') 3' (2 3') 2' 2 2' 3' 4' 6'
2 2' 3' 4' (6# 6#') 6# 2' 3' 4' (4 6') (4 6') 1'' (1 6') 5' 1 (5 5')
5 (6 4') 6 3' (6 4') 3' (2 2')
2
Download medium tab

Needs the sharp row — a 34-tine chromatic board. At any tempo.

Letter notes — C D E … 
D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
D D D D D D D D D A C D D D (C E) (F A#)
F F G (E A) (E A) D C C D A C (D A#) D D E F
F F G (C E) (C E) A D C D D A C D D D F
(G A#) G G A (G A#) (G A#) A G (D A) D D D E (F A#) (F A#) G
(D A) D D D F (E A) (E A) F D E A A C' (D D') (D D') D'
E' (A# F') (A# F') F' G' (A E') (A E') D' C' C' D' D A C' (A# D') (A# D')
D' E' (F F') (F F') F' G' (C E') (C E') A D' C' D' D A C' D'
(D D') D' F' (A# G') (A# G') G' A' (G A#') (G A#') A' G' (D A') D' D D' E'
(A# F') (A# F') G' (D A') D' D D' F' (A E') (A E') D' C' (D D') (D D') (C E') F'
F' F' (A# G') (A A') A F' D' A A (G A#') G G' D' A# G (E A)
E A D F A F G (D A) (D A) A A# A D (C G) (C G) G
G A F (D A) (D A) A A# A D G (F A) E D D D E
F D G A (C G) (C F) E F G A (C G) C F G (F A) G
F (E A) (F A) E D D E C D D D' E' F' D E' F'
(C G') (C F') G' (F A') (F G') F' (A# D') A# D' E' (D F') (D G') A' (G A#') (G D') G'
(A F') A G' E' D' A E' C#' (D A') D (G A#') G (F A') (F A') A' (C A')
G' C (G G') G (A F') A E' (A F') E' (D E') D' D D' E' F' A'
D D' E' F' (A# A#') A# D' E' F' (F A') (F A') C'' (C A') G' C (G G')
G (A F') A E' (A F') E' (D D')
D
Adds a second chord tone, arpeggiated just after the beat so the two-thumb rule still holds. Fuller than the easy version, still far from the full reduction.
  • 775 notes
  • 587 beats
  • range 1–1''
  • hard
  • 188 chords
  • ♩ = 207

This arrangement uses 775 notes in 37 phrases, from 1 to 1'' on the board. It needs the top row of tines for the sharps, so leave those visible. 188 of 587 beats are chords. At quarter note 207 it runs about 1:15.

Hard — number notes

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 6 1 2 2 2 2 (1 3)
(2 4) (2 4) 6# (2 4) (2 5) (1 3) (1 3) 6 2 1 1 2 2 2 6 1
2 2 6# 2 3 (1 4) (1 4) 4 (1 4) (1 5) 4 (1 3) (1 3) 6 2 1
2 2 2 6 1 2 2 2 2 (2 4) (2 5) (2 5) 6# (2 5) (2 6) (2 6#)
5 (2 6#) 5 5 (4 6) (3 5) (2 6) 4 2 2 2 2 (2 3) (2 4) (2 4) 6#
(2 5) 6# (2 6) 4 2 2 2 2 (2 4) (1# 3) (1# 3) 6 4 2 (1# 3) 6
6 6 (6 1') (2 2') 4 6 (2 2') 4 2 6 (4 2') 6 (2 3') 6 (6# 4') 1'
2' (6# 4') 2' 6# (6# 4') 2' (6# 5') 2' (6 3') 1' (6 3') 1' 6 (6 2') (5 1') 6
(2 1') 6 (6 2') 2 2 6 (2 1') (4 2') 6# (4 2') 6# 6# (6# 2') (6# 3') (4 4') 6
1' (4 4') 6 4 1' (1' 4') (4 5') 1' (1 3') 5 1' (1 3') 5 6 1' (6 2')
(6 1') (2 2') 4 6 2 2 6 (2 1') (2 2') 4 6 (2 2') 4 2 6 (6 2')
(2 4') 6 (6# 5') 2' (6# 5') 2' 6# (2' 5') (6# 6') 2' (5 6#') 2' 5' (5 6#') 2' 5
5' 6' (5 5') 3' (2 6') 4' 2' 2 2 2' (2 3') (6# 4') 2' (6# 4') 2' 6#
(6# 5') 2' 6# (2 6') 4' 2' 2 2 2' (2 4') (6 3') 1#' (6 3') 1#' 6 2'
(6 1') (2 2') 6 (2 2') 6 (1 3') 6 1' (1 4') 1' 2' (1 4') 4' (6# 5') 2' (6 6')
2' 4' 6 6 (6 4') (6 2') 6 6 6 6 (5 6#') 2' 5' 5 5 (6# 5')
(5 2') 6# (5 6#) 5 5 5 3 3 6 2 6 (1# 4) 6 6 4 5
(2 6) 4 (2 6) 4 2 (2 6) 4 2 (2 6#) 4 (2 6) 4 2 2 2 2
(1 5) 3 (1 5) 3 1 (1 5) 3 1 (1 5) 3 (1 6) 4 4 4 4 4
4 (2 6) 4 (2 6) 4 2 (2 6) 4 2 (2 6#) 4 (2 6) 4 2 2 2
2 (1# 5) 3 (1# 4) 6 3 6 2 2 2 2 (2 3) (2 4) 2 2 5
(2 6) (1 5) (1 4) 1 (1 3) 1 (1 4) (1 5) 4 4 (1 6) 4 4 (1 5) 3 1
1 (1 4) (1 5) (1 6) 4 4 4 (4 5) 4 (1# 3) (1# 4) 6 (1# 3) 6 2 2
2 3 1 2 2 2 2' (2 3') (2 4') 6 2' 2 2 3' (2 4') (1 5')
1' (1 4') 1' 1 5' 1 (4 6') 4' (4 5') 1' 4 (4 4') 1' 4 (4 2') 6#
6# 6# (6# 2') (6# 3') (2 4') 6 2' (2 5') 6 2 2' (2 6') 2' 2 (5 6#') 6#
2' (5 2') 6# 5 (5 5') 6# 5 (6 4') 6 6 (6 5') (6 3') (6 2') 6 6 (6 3')
(6 1#') (2 6') 2' 4' 2 2 2 2 (5 6#') 2' 5' 5 5 5 5 (4 6')
1' 4' (4 6') 1' 4 4' (1' 6') 4' 4 (1 6') 1' 5' 3' 3' 1 1
1 1 (5 5') 6# 2' 5 5 5 5 (6 4') 2' 6 6 6 6 (6 3')
1#' (6 4') 2' 6 (6 3') 1#' 6 (2 3') 6 2' 2 (2 2') (2 3') 3 (2 4') 4
(2 6') 6 2' 2 4' (2 2') (2 3') 3 (2 4') 4 (6# 6#') 2' 4' 6# (2 2') 6#
(3 3') 6# (4 4') 6# (4 6') 6 1' (4 6') 4' 6 4 1' (4 1'') 4' 1' 4
4' (1 6') 6' 6 (5 5') 1' 1 3' 1 1 1 (5 5') 6# 2' 5 5
5 5 (4 4') 6 2' 6 6 6 6 (3 3') 6 1#' (4 4') 6 6 2'
(3 3') 6 6 1#' (2 2') 4 6 2 2 2 2
Download hard tab

Needs the sharp row — a 34-tine chromatic board. At any tempo.

Letter notes — C D E … 
D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
D D D D D D D D D A C D D D D (C E)
(D F) (D F) A# (D F) (D G) (C E) (C E) A D C C D D D A C
D D A# D E (C F) (C F) F (C F) (C G) F (C E) (C E) A D C
D D D A C D D D D (D F) (D G) (D G) A# (D G) (D A) (D A#)
G (D A#) G G (F A) (E G) (D A) F D D D D (D E) (D F) (D F) A#
(D G) A# (D A) F D D D D (D F) (C# E) (C# E) A F D (C# E) A
A A (A C') (D D') F A (D D') F D A (F D') A (D E') A (A# F') C'
D' (A# F') D' A# (A# F') D' (A# G') D' (A E') C' (A E') C' A (A D') (G C') A
(D C') A (A D') D D A (D C') (F D') A# (F D') A# A# (A# D') (A# E') (F F') A
C' (F F') A F C' (C' F') (F G') C' (C E') G C' (C E') G A C' (A D')
(A C') (D D') F A D D A (D C') (D D') F A (D D') F D A (A D')
(D F') A (A# G') D' (A# G') D' A# (D' G') (A# A') D' (G A#') D' G' (G A#') D' G
G' A' (G G') E' (D A') F' D' D D D' (D E') (A# F') D' (A# F') D' A#
(A# G') D' A# (D A') F' D' D D D' (D F') (A E') C#' (A E') C#' A D'
(A C') (D D') A (D D') A (C E') A C' (C F') C' D' (C F') F' (A# G') D' (A A')
D' F' A A (A F') (A D') A A A A (G A#') D' G' G G (A# G')
(G D') A# (G A#) G G G E E A D A (C# F) A A F G
(D A) F (D A) F D (D A) F D (D A#) F (D A) F D D D D
(C G) E (C G) E C (C G) E C (C G) E (C A) F F F F F
F (D A) F (D A) F D (D A) F D (D A#) F (D A) F D D D
D (C# G) E (C# F) A E A D D D D (D E) (D F) D D G
(D A) (C G) (C F) C (C E) C (C F) (C G) F F (C A) F F (C G) E C
C (C F) (C G) (C A) F F F (F G) F (C# E) (C# F) A (C# E) A D D
D E C D D D D' (D E') (D F') A D' D D E' (D F') (C G')
C' (C F') C' C G' C (F A') F' (F G') C' F (F F') C' F (F D') A#
A# A# (A# D') (A# E') (D F') A D' (D G') A D D' (D A') D' D (G A#') A#
D' (G D') A# G (G G') A# G (A F') A A (A G') (A E') (A D') A A (A E')
(A C#') (D A') D' F' D D D D (G A#') D' G' G G G G (F A')
C' F' (F A') C' F F' (C' A') F' F (C A') C' G' E' E' C C
C C (G G') A# D' G G G G (A F') D' A A A A (A E')
C#' (A F') D' A (A E') C#' A (D E') A D' D (D D') (D E') E (D F') F
(D A') A D' D F' (D D') (D E') E (D F') F (A# A#') D' F' A# (D D') A#
(E E') A# (F F') A# (F A') A C' (F A') F' A F C' (F C'') F' C' F
F' (C A') A' A (G G') C' C E' C C C (G G') A# D' G G
G G (F F') A D' A A A A (E E') A C#' (F F') A A D'
(E E') A A C#' (D D') F A D D D D
The full two-thumb arrangement: the source harmony reduced to at most two tines per beat. At this tempo the fast passages need the pattern in your fingers before you add speed.

Wrong tab, or you hold the rights to this piece? Report this tab.

More like this