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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Asa Branca
Free number tabs for Asa Branca on the steel tongue drum. 26 notes, C Major scale, Intermediate level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
5
56
65
56
65
53
32
23
35
56
6•1
87
76
65
56
65
53
32
23
35
56
65
53
32
21
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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Asa Branca — 'White Wing Dove' — is the defining song of Brazilian forró, composed by Luiz Gonzaga in 1947 as a lament for drought and migration in the northeastern sertão. On the steel tongue drum its syncopated, deeply expressive melody captures both the sorrow and resilience of the nordestin spirit. Varied rhythmic values and a mid-tempo forró feel make it a rich intermediate piece.
How to play Asa Branca 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 intermediate arrangement and a simplified, single-instrument version of Asa Branca.
About this melody
Brazilian folk (Luiz Gonzaga, trad.).