Intro:
1’ 3’’ 7 3’’ 6’ 3’’ 4 3’’ 7’ 3’’ 6’ 3’’
1’ 3’’ 7 3’’ 6’ 3’’ 4 3’’ 7’ 3’’ 6’ 3’’
7 2’’ 7 2’’ 6’ 2’ 2’ 2’’ 7’ 2’’ 6’ 2’’
7 2’’ 7 2’’ 6’ 2’ 2’ 2’’ 7’ 2’’ 6’ 2’’
1’ 3’’ 7 3’’ 6’ 3’’ 4 3’’ 7’ 3’’ 6’ 3’’
1’ 3’’ 7 3’’ 6’ 3’’ 4 3’’ 7’ 3’’ 6’ 3’’
Verse:
(1’-6’) 3’ 7’ 6’ 7 2’ (1’-1’’) (4-4’) 7’ 5’ 6 1’
Dancing bears, painted wings
(5-7’) 1’ 5’ (4-6’) 1 3’ 1’ (2-5’) 5 1’ (4-6’) 7 2’
Things I almost remember
(1’-6’) 3’ 7’ 6’ 7 2’ (1’-6’) (4-4’) 3’’ (2-5’) 6 1’
And a song someone sings
(5-7’) 1’ 5’ (4-6’) 1 3’ 1’ (7-2’) 4 3’ (1-1’) 3’ 6’
Once upon a December
(2-1’’) 1’ 7’ (2-1’’) 5’ 7’ (2-7’) 1’ 6’ (1-6’) 4 1’
Someone holds me safe and warm
(2-7’) 1’ 6’ (4-6’) 1’’ 7 7’ 7’ 1’ (4-6’) (4’-6’) 1’ 4
Horses prance through a silver storm
(2-1’’) 1’ 7’ (2-1’’) 5’ 7’ (2-7’) 1’ 6’ (1-6’) 4
Figures dancing gracefully
3’ (6-2’) 1’ 3’ 2’ 3 3’ 6’ 7 2’ 5’
Across my memory
(1’-6’) 3’ 7’ 6’ 7 2’ (1’-1’’) (4-4’) 7’ 5’ 6 1’
Far away, long ago
(5-7’) 1’ 5’ (4-6’) 1 3’ 1’ (2-5’) 5 1’ (4-6’) 7 2’
Glowing dim as an ember
(1’-6’) 3’ 7’ 6’ 7 2’ (1’-6’) (4-4’) 3’’ (2-5’) 6 1’
Things my heart yearns to know
(5-7’) 1’ 5’ (4-6’) 1 3’ 1’ (7-2’) 4 3’ (1’-6’) 4 4’ 1’’
Things it yearns to remember
(2-7’) 1’ 1’’ 7’ 4’ 1’ (2-7’) 1’ 6’ (4-3’’) 1’ 4’ 1’’
And a song someone sings
(5-7’) 1’ 5’ (4-6’) 1 3’ 1’ (2-2’) 4 7 (4-2’’) 7 2’
Once upon a December
Outro:
1’ 3’’ 7 3’’ 6’ 3’’ 4 3’’ 7’ 3’’ 6’ 3’’
1’ 3’’ 7 3’’ 6’ 3’’ 4 3’’ 7’ 3’’ 6’ 3’’
1 4 1 3’ 6’ 3’’
Artist: Stephen Flaherty
How To Read The Tabs
| SOLFEGE | DO | RE | MI | FA | SO | LA | TI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letter Notes | C | D | E | F | G | A | B |
| Number Notes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
- A dot above a musical note (ex: 1° 2°°) raises it to a higher octave.
- Notes inside a parentheses (ex: (135) ) are played together (slide/glissando)
- The tabs/notes posted on this site are designed to be played on kalimba, but you can also play it on other instruments like: piano ,flute, recorder, ocarina , glockenspiel, clarinet, xylophone, otamatone, and etc. Simply use our online Kalimba Letter/Number/SOLFEGE (Do, Re, Mi) Notation Converter to convert the tabs/notes to SOLFEGE (do re mi) or letter notation (C D E).
