We Wish You a Merry Christmas: kalimba tabs
A traditional English Christmas carol from the West Country. Each line of the verse climbs one step higher, which gives it its cheerful drive. The quick pairs of notes make it a good exercise in thumb alternation.
Origin: Traditional English carol
Tap or swipe the tines. Sound on.
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We wish you a merry Christmas,
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we wish you a merry Christmas,
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we wish you a merry Christmas
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and a happy New Year.
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Good tidings we bring
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to you and your kin.
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Good tidings for Christmas
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and a happy New Year.
How to play it
The short notes come in groups of four that go up and down by step. Let your thumbs alternate strictly and the run plays itself.
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