Kalimba Tabs: Songs & Notes

Idex Studios

About this app

Create. Share. Play.

Kalimba Tabs is a free, open platform where you create your own kalimba tabs, share your kalimba songs, and play melodies made by a worldwide community. Whether you have a 17-key or 15-key kalimba (thumb piano, also known as mbira or sanza), Kalimba Tabs turns your ideas into music.

CREATE KALIMBA TABS
• Write kalimba tabs easily with simple number notation (1–7)
• Use the visual editor: drag notes on a timeline, preview the sound and fine-tune timing
• Save drafts and edit your melodies anytime
• Need inspiration? Copy a ready-made AI prompt, paste it into any AI chat, and get new tabs in the app's format

PLAY & LEARN KALIMBA SONGS
• Falling-notes mode: notes fall down to the tine ladder, like a rhythm game for kalimba
• Adjust the speed (slow, normal, fast) to learn songs at your own pace
• Tap the tines to hear real kalimba note samples
• Play along on your real kalimba at home
• Note names use the standard kalimba number notation, perfect for beginners

A COMMUNITY OF KALIMBA PLAYERS
• Discover and play kalimba songs made by other players
• Search songs by title and sort by New, Best, Likes or Plays
• Like songs and see how many times they have been played
• Publish your own tabs so other players can enjoy them

WHY YOU'LL LOVE KALIMBA TABS
• 100% free, with no ads
• No sign-up, no login, no email needed — just open the app and start
• Works with 17-key and 15-key kalimba, mbira, sanza and thumb piano
• Play the built-in note sounds and practice offline

Whether you are a beginner learning your first kalimba songs and notes, or an advanced player who loves to compose, Kalimba Tabs gives you everything to create, learn and play.

Start creating your own kalimba tabs today. Create. Share. Play.

What’s new

Greatly improved performance and fixed the sound