This repository is my library of kalimba songs, some are copies from other covers, some modified versions. All of them are in the C Major scale. Feel free to add to this repository by creating a new file and using the notation that I use, or make a song request by making an issue on this repository.
For the notation I use the following method:
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Notes are notated with a number or a letter
1 or C2 or D3 or Eetc. -
When the note is followed with a dot, its frequency is raised to the next octave, when there are 2 dots its raised 2 octaves.
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Parenthesis can be used to indicate that 2 or more notes must be played at the same time. for example to play the note 3, then 2 and 1 together, then 1, that is notated by
3 (1 2) 1 -
Comments can be placed with
# the comment here -
Square brackets can be used to group a sequence of notes together:
[3 2 1] -
You can repeat a group 4 times by placing x4 after the group
[3 2 1]x4 -
You can name a group by writing the name and then equals:
sequence_up = [1 2 3 4 5 6 7]
sequence_down = [7 6 5 4 3 2 1]
sequence_up sequence_down sequence_up sequence_down
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There is no way yet to notate the note lengths
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All songs are designed for the 17 key kalimba tuned to C Major
