Instrument · Plucked lamellophone
Virtual kalimba
A free 17-key C-major thumb piano. Pluck a melody instantly with your keyboard, mouse or touch.
17 TINES · C MAJOR
A pocket-sized melody.
Longer tines play lower notes. Notes alternate outward from the centre C4.
Pluck a tine to begin. Middle C is in the centre.
Play by touch, mouse, or keys 1–0 / Q–U. Recording stores note events in this tab, not an audio file. Sound is synthesized locally — no microphone or download.
LEARN THE LAYOUT
Start from middle C.
The longest tine at the centre is C4. The notes rise in pitch by alternating left and right, reaching E6 on the far right. Try the physical layout before switching to numbered notation.
Record a few notes and replay them in this tab. This is an interactive synthesized instrument, not a sample library or an exported audio recording.