If you have a specific taste, Carved Culture provides extensive lists of free tabs for rock hits, pop songs, and even video game music from franchises like The Legend of Zelda .

To move beyond simple melodies, KalimbaTime offers free PDF downloads of technical exercises and associated MP3 files to help you master advanced thumb movements.

If you want more structured learning, several experts provide full instructional books for free. These are excellent for learning the "numbers system," where each tine is assigned a number (1 through 7) representing the musical scale.