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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Alouette
Free number tabs for Alouette on the steel tongue drum. 24 notes, C Major Pentatonic scale, Beginner level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
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65
45
46
56
55
4•3
8•3
8•2
7•2
7•1
6•1
6•2
7•1
65
45
46
55
4•1
6•2
7•1
65
4•1
61–7 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 Pentatonic scale, then tap the petals or press these keyboard keys in order, following the tab above:
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Alouette is the famous French-Canadian folk song about a skylark, known to children and adults across the Francophone world. On a steel tongue drum its bright, symmetrical melody bounces along with cheerful energy, each repeated phrase landing cleanly on the resonant metal tongues. The simple structure and lively tempo make it easy to learn and fun to loop. A playful slice of Québécois musical heritage.
How to play Alouette on a tongue drum
The numbers above are the standard tongue-drum number notation. Each digit is a note of the C Major Pentatonic 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 beginner arrangement and a simplified, single-instrument version of Alouette.
About this melody
French Canadian traditional.