Living Mice Kalimba Tabs With Chords: Number & Letter Notes

Living Mice kalimba tabs appear below in standardized number and letter notations for 17-key instruments. This intermediate arrangement of Living Mice from Minecraft includes chord progressions that capture C418’s ambient layering. Players familiar with sustained notes and harmonic transitions will find the notation structure straightforward.

Performance Demo

Performance Tip: Simple notation captures the pitch, but the expressive timing lies in your hands. Use this video as a foundational rhythm guide. Advanced players are encouraged to explore their own interpretive phrasing!

Kalimba Tabs

Living Mice (2011)
Artist: C418
Source: Minecraft
Difficulty: Intermediate MinecraftVideo GameWith Chords 17-key Tabs

Letter Notation

ⓘ How to read?
C° High Note
C°° Double High
A! Bass (21-Key)
(C D) Chord (Together)
(C-E-G) Slide (Glissando)
(×2) Repeat
C E B G B
C E B G
C E B G B
C E B G

B C° D° E° D° B
(C° C) E B G B
B E° D° E° G° (E° C)

E B D° G
(F F°) A E° C°
C° B E° D°

B (F F°) A E° C°
C° A° G° E° D° B G

C (G° G) (E° E) (B° G)
C (G° G) (E° E) (B° G)
C (G° G) (E° E) (B° G)
C E (G° G) (E° E) (B° G)

E°° C°° B° G° E° E°
E°° C°° B°
E°° C°° B° G° E° E°
E°° C°° B° G° (E° C)

C E G B G
C E G B

(F C) (A E) (E° B) (C° G) (E° B)
(F C) (A E) (E° B) (C° G)
(C° C) (E° E) (B° B) (E° E) (B° B°)
(C° C) (E° E) (B° B) (E° E)

C E B G B G
C° E° B° G°

Number Notation

ⓘ How to read?
1° High Note
1°° Double High
6! Bass (21-Key)
(1 2) Chord (Together)
(1-3-5) Slide (Glissando)
(×2) Repeat
1 3 7 5 7
1 3 7 5
1 3 7 5 7
1 3 7 5

7 1° 2° 3° 2° 7
(1° 1) 3 7 5 7
7 3° 2° 3° 5° (3° 1)

3 7 2° 5
(4 4°) 6 3° 1°
1° 7 3° 2°

7 (4 4°) 6 3° 1°
1° 6° 5° 3° 2° 7 5

1 (5° 5) (3° 3) (7° 5)
1 (5° 5) (3° 3) (7° 5)
1 (5° 5) (3° 3) (7° 5)
1 3 (5° 5) (3° 3) (7° 5)

3°° 1°° 7° 5° 3° 3°
3°° 1°° 7°
3°° 1°° 7° 5° 3° 3°
3°° 1°° 7° 5° (3° 1)

1 3 5 7 5
1 3 5 7

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

1 3 7 5 7 5
1° 3° 7° 5°

Which Kalimba Should You Choose?

High notes often sound thin when tines lack sufficient mass or when the soundboard dampens overtones. Quality 17-key models with graduated tine thickness and solid hardwood bodies produce clearer upper-register resonance, allowing the melody’s delicate phrases to sustain naturally without excessive force.

Start with the opening phrase at a relaxed tempo, letting each note decay fully before moving forward. Once the chord transitions feel natural, the piece’s meditative quality emerges on its own. Keep your kalimba nearby—this arrangement rewards regular practice sessions.

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