Game of Thrones Kalimba Sheet Music

Have the political intrigue and fantastical adventures of Game of Thrones captured your imagination, and do you want to keep the magic going by playing the famous opening theme on your kalimba? Thanks to the sheet music and tablature available here, which have already delighted thousands of musicians, playing the iconic theme from the HBO series will be well within your reach.

All that’s left to do is set off right away, music in hand, alongside the Starks, the Lannisters, and the Targaryens. Let’s go!

Preparing your mbira before playing the Game of Thrones tablature

To play the Game of Thrones melody, the sheet music or tablature calls for a 17-key kalimba tuned to C major. So far, so good. However, starting from that setup, you’ll need to retune two notes on your tines: change the F4 and F5 tines to F#4 and F#5, respectively. Once you’ve made this adjustment, you’ll be able to play the opening theme under the best possible conditions.

Not sure how to change the notes? Don’t worry. All you need to do is learn how to tune your thumb piano. Once you’ve read this in-depth article, tuning and retuning notes on your thumb piano will be much easier.

In addition, the Game of Thrones tablature includes a few specific musical symbols, such as ties and augmentation dots. If you haven’t studied music theory, we strongly recommend checking out our guide to reading kalimba tablature perfectly. After that, you’ll understand all the symbols you need to read thumb piano sheet music.

Listen to the GOT melody that you can play on your instrument

There’s nothing like knowing exactly what it will sound like once you’ve practiced the sheet music and tablature below. Give it a listen right here:

For comparison, you can also discover it—or listen again—to the original opening theme from the series.

The sheet music with numbers for finger piano from HBO's Fantasy series

Game of Thrones, the sheet music for sanza in letters

Written with letter note names (C, D, E, etc.), this is the exact same arrangement as the numbered version above.

The Game of Thrones theme arranged in tablature for kalimba

If you know how to read kalimba tablature, you’ll be more accurate and efficient when playing the melody.

Download all the Game of Thrones sheet music and tablature for finger piano in PDF format

Want to view the sheet music and tabs anytime on your computer, tablet, or smartphone? No problem—download all the Game of Thrones files in one convenient PDF now. With this document, you can also send it to friends and family to compare your kalimba performances!

What is Game of Thrones?

Game of Thrones (GOT) is best known as a fantasy TV series with eight seasons that aired on HBO between 2011 and 2019. The show was inspired by George R. R. Martin’s novels of the same name, which are still unfinished.

The story is set mainly in the fictional worlds of Westeros and Essos in a medieval era, where viewers follow political intrigue and adventures between houses such as Lannister, Stark, Targaryen, Baratheon, and Tyrell. In this universe, magic exists, as do mythological creatures such as dragons, ghosts, and White Walkers (a kind of undead).

Game of Thrones quickly gained international fame, winning prestigious awards throughout its run. The series was notably carried by outstanding actors such as Kit Harington as Jon Snow, Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister, and Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen.

The theme music for the series remains the same across all eight seasons. This article features the kalimba sheet music for the opening theme.

Who composed the music for Game of Thrones?

All of the music for the Game of Thrones series was composed by Ramin Djawadi. He specializes in composing music for films and television series. He also wrote the music for Prison Break, Westworld, and Person of Interest.

Note that Ramin Djawadi was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2018 for “Outstanding Music Composition for a Series” for Game of Thrones. However, this nomination wasn’t for the theme music, but for the music in the season 7 finale.

Play the Game of Thrones theme song on your kalimba

Now you have everything you need to play the Game of Thrones opening theme with confidence. You’ll be able to feel—and share with your audience—that rush you get when those very first notes ring out on your African musical instrument.

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Learn a new song composed by Leonard Cohen and made famous worldwide by Jeff Buckley. Check out our sheet music and tablature for the song Hallelujah. A melody full of biblical references—and more. It’s up to you to discover it. However, if this piece isn’t quite your style, take a look at all the sheet music for 17-note mbira on our website.