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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
America the Beautiful
Free number tabs for America the Beautiful on the steel tongue drum. 33 notes, C Major scale, Easy level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
3
33
35
53
31
12
23
32
21
12
25
55
55
56
65
53
34
45
54
43
34
43
32
21
13
35
57
76
65
56
67
7•1
81–7 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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America the Beautiful, set to Samuel Ward's 1882 hymn tune, is often considered the most beloved patriotic song in the United States for its sweeping evocation of the country's landscapes. On the steel tongue drum the wide ascending arcs feel genuinely panoramic, the instrument's resonance painting purple mountains and amber waves of grain in sound. The broad phrases and moderate tempo reward players developing dynamic range.
How to play America the Beautiful 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 America the Beautiful.
About this melody
Samuel Ward, 1882, US patriotic.