Enjoy 26+ Free Easy Songs for the KalimbaMelodia™ 8 Note

There are not many songs these days that are easily available for people who love to play the cute 8 note kalimba which is why we have compiled the best easy songs for this instrument and will continue to build upon our library. This resource is perfectly suited to our pocket sized kalimbas. 

Most songs use other octaves that are not readily available on this instrument but a lot of them can be simplified to be suitable. As 8 note kalimbas are typically tuned to C-major they can be tuned differently which is why in this blog we will be using the letter notes and not number notation as it is universal to everyone!

1 = C low (1 in the middle)       1°= C high  (1 in the left)

Click here to get your KalimbaMelodia™ 8 Note today and embark on your musical journey!

1. You Raise Me Up

5 6 7 1°

7 7 6 5 4 5 3

5 1° 1° 1°

7 7 6 5 4 5

5 7 1°

7 7 6 5 4 5 1°

1 5 4 3

3 3 2 1 2 1

 

2. River Flows in you 

1° 7 1° 7 1° 5 1° 4

1 3 1° 7 1° 7 1 5 1° 4

1 3 1° 7 1°

1° 7 1° 1° 7 1°

1 4 1 (1 3) 4 5 3 2

2 1 2 1 1 2 3

3 4 5 4 3 2

1 3 1° 7 1°

1° 7 1° 1° 7 1°

1 4 1 (1 3) 4 5 (6 1) 7 5

1° 1° 7 1°

1 2 3 1 3 4 5

3 4 3 2 1

 

3. Happy Birthday

1 2 1 4 3

1 1 2 1 5 4

1 1 1. 6

4 4 3 2

1° 1° 7 5 6 (1 3 5)

 

4. Somewhere over the rainbow

1 1. 7 5 6 7 1°

1 6 (1 3 5)

2 4 3 

1 2 3 4 2

1 1 2 3 1

 

5. Titanic theme song (My heart will go on)

1 2

1 5 4 3 2

3 4 3

2 1 1 2

2 1 1  

1 2

1 5 4 3 2

3 4 3 2 1 1 2 

1 1 2 

2 3 2 1

6. Faded 

1 5 5 3 5 3 5 6 (5 7)

5 5 2 (5 7) 7

5 5 5 (2 4) 

4 4 3 5

1 5 5 3 5 3 5 6 (5 7)

5 5 1. 7 7 

5 5 6

7 7 7 (3 5 7)

5 5 7 1° 1° 1°

7 7 (3 5 7)

7 7 7 (2 4) 4 4

7 7 7 (3 5 7) 

5 5 7 1° 1° 1°

7 7 7 (3 5 7) 

7 7 7 (2 4) 4 4

7 7 7 (3 5 7)

3 5 3 2

5 1° 1° 7

5 1° 1° 7 6

7 7 7 (3 5 7) 

3 5 5 3 1° 1

7 6 7 6 7 67 6 5 1° 3 1° (5 7)

7. Country Roads

1 2 3 2 1 2

3 2 1 3 5 6

6 5 5 3

2 1 2 3

2 1 1 1 2 1

8. Hallelujah

3 (5 1) 5 5 

5 (6 3) 6 6

3 (5 1) 5 5

5 5 (6 3) 6 6

6 (6 1) 6 6 6

(6 2 5) 5 4 (5 1) 5 2

3 (5 1) 5 5

5 (6 1) 6 (7 2)

5 (6 3) 6 6

6 6 (6 2) 6 7

7 (7 3) 7 7

7 (1° 5) 1°

1° 7 (7 1) 6 1°

3 5 (4 6) 6 3

6 5 (1 3) 3 1

3 5 (4 6) 6 3

6 5 (1 3) 4 3 2 1 1 2

 

9. You are my sunshine

1 2 3 4 4

4 3 4 1 1

1 2 3 4 6 

6 5 4 3 5 1

1 2 3 4 6

6 5 4 3 1

1 2 3

4 2 2 3 1 5 1

 

10. Twinkle Twinkle little star

1 1 5 5 (4 6) 6 5

4 4 3 3 (1 2) 2 1

5 5 4 4 (1 3) 3 2

5 5 4 4 (1 3) 3 2

1 1 5 5 (4 6) 6 5

4 4 3 3 (1 2) 2 1

 

11. Fly Me to the Moon

1° 7 6 5 4 5 6 

1° 7 6 5 4 3

6 5 4 3 2

3 4 6 5 4 3 2 1

1 2 6 6 1° 7 5

1 2 4 4 6 5 4 3

1° 7 6 5 4 5 6 

1° 7 6 5 4 3

6 5 4 3 2

3 4 6 5 4 3 2 1

1 2 6 6 1° 7 5

5 6 1 1 7 7 1° 1

12. Concerning hobbits 

1 2 3 5 3 2 1

3 5 6 1° 7 5 3 4 3 2

1 2 3 5 3 2 1 3 1

3 6 7 1° 7 5 3 4 3 2

1 2 3 5 3 2 1

13. Sound of silence

1 1 1 1 3 2 1

1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1

1 1 1 3 3 5 5 6 6 (3 5)

1 1 1 3 3 5 5 6 6 (3 5)

1 1 6 6 

6 7 1° 1°

7 6 (3 5)

6 5 (1 3)

1 1 1 5

1 1 1

14. Four Seasons spring

1 3 3 3 2 1 5

5 4 3 3 3 2 1 5

5 4 3

6 5 6 3 2

1 3 3 3 2 1 5

5 4 3 3 3 2 1 5

5 4 3 4 5 4 3 2

1 5 4 3 4 5 6 5

1 5 4 3 4 5 6 5

1 6 5 4 3 2 1 2 1 1

1 5 4 3 4 5 6 5

1 5 4 3 4 5 6 5

1 6 5 4 3 2 1 2 1 1

15. Avatar the Last Airbender

5 5 4 3

5 5 4 3

2 3 3 3 2 1

3 3 3 2 1

5 5 5 4 3

5 5 4 3 

3 3 3 2 1

3 3 2 1

5 5 4 3 

5 5 4 3 

2 3 3 3 2 1

3 3 3 2 1

5 5 5  4 3

5 5  4 3 

3 3 3 2 1

3 3 2 1

16. Minuet Bach

(1 3 5) 1 2 3 4 (5 1) 1 1

(4 6) 4 5 6 7 (1° 1) 1 1

(2 4) 5 4 3 2 (1 3) 4 3 2 1 2

3 2 1 2 3 2 

(1 3 5) 1 2 3 4 (5 1) 1 1

(4 6) 4 5 6 7 (1° 1) 1 1

(2 4) 5 4 3 2 (1 3) 4 3 2 1 2

3 2 1 2 3 2 

17. Ode to Joy

3 3 4 5 5 4 3 2

1 2 3 3 2 2 

3 3 4 5 5 4 3 2

1 1 2 3 2 1 1

2 2 3 1 2 3 4 3 1

2 3 4 3 2 1 2 2

3 3 4 5 5 4 3 2

1 1 2 3 2 1 1

18. Pirates of the caribbean

2 2 2 3 4 4

4 5 3 3 2 1 1 2 

1 1 2 2 2 3

4 4 4 5 3 3 2 1 2

1 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

19. Bohemian Rhapsody

1 3 6 5

1 3 6 5

(1 3) 3 1 3 6 5

1 2 3 3

3 (4 2) 5 4 3 2

2 3 (4 2) 5 4 3 2 

(1 3) 3 3 5 7 6 6

6 (1° 1) 1° 1° 1° 1 6 4 3 2

20. Jingle Bells 

3 3 3 3 3 3 

3 5 1 2 3

4 4 4 4 4 3 3 

3 3 3 2 2 3 2 5

3 3 3 3 3 3

3 5 1 2 3

4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3

3 3 5 5 4 2 1

21. Angels we have heard on high

3 3 3 3 5 5 4 3

3 2 3 5 3 2 1

3 3 3 5 5 4 3

3 2 3 5 3 2 1

3 3 3 5 5 4 3

3 2 3 5 3 2 1

3 3 3 5 5 4 3

3 2 3 5 3 2 1

5 6 5 4 3 4

5 4 3 2 3

4 3 2 1 2

5 5

1 2 3 4 3 2

5 6 5 4 3 4

5 4 3 2 3

4 3 2 1 2 5 5

1 2 3 4 3 2 1

22. Santa Claus is Coming to Town

5 3 4 5 5

5 6 7 1° 1°

3 4 5 5 5 6 5 4 4

3 5 1 3 2 4 7 1°

5 3 4 5 5

5 6 7 1° 1°

3 4 5 5 5 6 5 4 4

3 5 1 3 2 4 7 1°

23. Never gonna give you up

1 2 4 2 6 6 5

1 2 4 2 5 5 4

1 2 4 2 4 5 3 2 1 5 4

1 2 4 2 6 6 5

1 2 4 2 1° 3 4 3 2

1 2 4 2 4 5 3 2 1 5 4

24. Death bed

3 5 5 3 3 6 3

3 5 5 2

2 5 3 2 2 2 1

1 2 3

2 5 3 2 2 2 2

5 5 3 2 1

5 6 5 3

3 6 5 3 2 1

5 6 5 3

3 6 5 3 5 2 2

1 2 3 5 3 5 2 2

1 2 3 5 3 5 2 2

3 2 3 2

1 2 3 5 3 5 2 2

1 2 3 5 3 5 2 2

3 2 3 2

3 2 3 2

25. Killing me softly

1° 1° 1° 1° 6 3 5 4

7 7 7 7 5 2 3

3 3 3 3 6 1° 7 6

1° 1° 6 1° 7 5 7 6

6 6 1° 6 5 1 5 4

4 4 4 3 2 2 2 3

 

26. SPECIAL: MEMORIES – Maroon 5

Here's to the ones that we got

5-1 3 4 5 3 4 5

Cheers to the wish you were here, but you're not

3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3

'Cause the drinks bring back all the memories

2 1 (4-6) 6 6 6 5 6 5 5

Of everything we've been through

5 (4-6) 6 6 6 1° (5-7)

Toast to the ones here today

5-1 3 4 5 3 4 5

Toast to the ones that we lost on the way

3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3

'Cause the drinks bring back all the memories

2 1 (4-6) 6 6 6 5 6 5 5

And the memories bring back, memories bring back you

5 (4-6) 6 6 6 1° (5-7) 7 7 7 1° 1°-(1-3)

There's a time that I remember, when I did not know no pain

1 2 3 5 5 3 6 3 2 3 4 4 4 3 1

When I believed in forever, and everything would stay the same

2 3 (2-4) 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 3 4 2

Now my heart feel like December when somebody say your name

1 2 3 5 5 3 6 3 2 3 4 5 4 3 1

'Cause I can't reach out to call you, but I know I will one day, yeah

2 3 (2-4) 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 3 4 2 1

Everybody hurts sometimes

1° 1° 1° 1° 1° 3 1° 1°-1

Everybody hurts someday, ayy ayy

1°-1 1° 1° 3 1° (5-7) 7 1°

But everything gon' be alright

1° 1° 1° 1° 1° 3 1° 1°-1

Go and raise a glass and say, ayy

1°-1 1° 1° 5 1° (5-7) *

Doo doo, doo doo doo doo

5 3 2 2 2 2

Doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo

1 2 3 4 3 2 2 2 2

Doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo

1 2 3 4 3 2 2 2 2

Memories bring back, memories bring back you

1 1 1 5 1° (5-7) 7 7 7 1° 1°-(1-3)