Song facts: “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” was originally written by Solomon Linda in the 1920s. It began as an improvised, wordless melody called “Mbube” which is Zulu for lion.

Harmonica type: diatonic

4  -4   5 -4
In the jungle
 5  -5  5  -4  4
The mighty jungle
 -4  5 -4   4     5  -4
The lion sleeps tonight

6   5  -4  5
In the jungle
6   -5 5   -4 4
The quiet jungle
-4  5 -4   4     5  -4
The lion sleeps tonight

6 -5 6 -5 5 3 3 3 3
Wimoweh...
6 -5 6 -5 5 3 3 3 3
Wimoweh...

Comments

Got something to say? Post a comment below.

Subscribe
Notify of
guest

4 Comments
Most Voted
Newest Oldest
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments