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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Advance Australia Fair
Free number tabs for Advance Australia Fair on the steel tongue drum. 26 notes, C Major scale, Easy level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
5
55
56
65
53
3•1
87
76
6•1
87
76
65
57
77
7•1
87
76
65
57
76
65
53
32
23
31
11–7 scale note• above = higher octave• below = lower octaveabc = key in the app
▶ Play it in Tongue Drum Online
Open the free player on the C Major scale, then tap the petals or press these keyboard keys in order, following the tab above:
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Advance Australia Fair is Peter McCormick's proud national anthem, its broad ascending phrases evoking the vast, sunlit continent and the optimism of a young nation. On the steel tongue drum the melody's rising and falling arcs ring out with clarity and warmth, the instrument's sustain lending the anthem an unexpectedly meditative quality. The clean melodic line and steady tempo make it an accessible and dignified piece for any player.
How to play Advance Australia Fair on a tongue drum
The numbers above are the standard tongue-drum number notation. Each digit is a note of the C Major scale, counting up from the lowest tongue. A dot above a number raises it one octave; a dot below lowers it. The small teal letters show the matching key in the Tongue Drum Online player.
Start slowly, one phrase at a time. Let each note ring out fully before striking the next — the long decay is the whole character of the instrument. This is a easy arrangement and a simplified, single-instrument version of Advance Australia Fair.
About this melody
Peter McCormick, c.1878, Australian national anthem.