Big Color-Coded Kalimba Songbook for Absolute Beginners

Usually, a guide for kalimba offers the possibility of playing by letter or by number, with letters being more common. The modern kalimba often has engraved letters representing the name of the notes. Under the engraved letter (or above the number), you can find one or two dots. These dots represent the octave above the center octave. I also put dots under the letters in the sheet music if they use an octave other than the main kalimba octave.In this e-book, I recommend playing by letter and/or color. Even if the signs are not engraved on the keys, normally, however, each kalimba has letter-coded stickers included in the set. Usually, they are not color-coded and since my e-book doesn’t include stickers, I suggest making color-coded stickers yourself. This is very easy and you can do it with very small pieces of colored paper.My sheet music is not for a specific kalimba but is universal and suitable for 8-17 note kalimbas.I made my pictured sheet music as simple as possible, songs have been transposed for a diatonic range. Some melodies might be changed and simplified. You’ll quickly begin to play by letter-coded circles.The e-book has two parts. The first one contents folk songs, the second one has popular hymns and spirituals.Table of contentsPart 1. Folk SongsAu Clair de la LuneAura LeeBarbara AllenBilly BoyBilly the KidBoil Them Cabbage DownBuckeye JimBuffalo GalsColorado TrailCotton Eyed JoeEast Virginia BluesGood Night LadiesHouse of the Rising SunJolly Good FellowLavender's BlueLi'l Liza JaneMidnight on the Stormy DeepMy BonnieNew River TrainNinety Nine BottlesOh! SusannahOn Top of Old SmokeyPeace Like a RiverShenandoahPart 2. Gospel SongsAmazing GraceBabylon’s FallingChrist Was Born on Christmas DayElijah RockEvery Time I Feel the SpiritGo, Tell It on the MountainGod Is So GoodGreat Big StarsGreat DayHe’s God the Whole World in His HandsHoly, Holy, HolyI've Got Joy JoyI've Got Peace Like a RiverJesus Loves MeJesus Walked This Lonesome ValleyJoy to the World! The Lord is Come!Just As I AmKumbaya, My LordMichael Row the Boat AshoreNobody Knows the Trouble I’ve SeenPraise Him, All You Little ChildrenShall We Gather at the RiverSilent Night, Holy NightSinner ManSoldier of the CrossSomebody’s Knockin’ at Your DoorSong of PraiseSwing Love, Sweet ChariotThe Little Light of MineThere’s a Meeting Here TonightWe Are Climbing Jacob's LadderWe Are Marching (Siyahamba)We Shall OvercomeWhen the Saints Go Marching InWho Built The Ark?Will the Circle Be Unbroken