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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Anda Jaleo
Free number tabs for Anda Jaleo on the steel tongue drum. 23 notes, C Major scale, Easy level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
3
35
56
65
53
34
45
56
65
53
36
65
54
43
32
23
35
53
32
21
11
11
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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Anda Jaleo is a traditional Spanish folk song collected and popularised by Federico García Lorca, carrying the raw beauty of Andalusian rural life. On steel tongue drum its deliberate, striding melody feels simultaneously earthy and elegant, each phrase delivered with natural authority. The steady moderate tempo and clear melodic shape make it manageable for easy-level players. A haunting piece of Spanish folk heritage reimagined on the handpan.
How to play Anda Jaleo 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 Anda Jaleo.
About this melody
Spanish folk song (traditional).