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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Bourrée in E minor (transposed)
Free number tabs for Bourrée in E minor (transposed) on the steel tongue drum. 29 notes, C Major scale, Intermediate level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
6
67
7•1
87
76
65
5•2
9•1
87
76
67
7•1
8•2
9•3
05
5•4
Q•3
0•2
9•1
87
7•1
8•2
95
56
67
7•1
8•2
95
51–7 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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Bach's Bourrée in E minor from the First Lute Suite (BWV 996) is one of the liveliest and most recognizable pieces in the entire lute repertoire, famous from countless guitar arrangements. Transposed and played on a steel tongue drum, its brisk two-beat dance and leaping melodic lines take on a bright, percussive vitality. A joyful showcase of Baroque craft that never fails to impress.
How to play Bourrée in E minor (transposed) 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 Bourrée in E minor (transposed).
About this melody
J.S. Bach, BWV 996 (Lute Suite No.1).