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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Bahay Kubo (Nipa Hut)
Free number tabs for Bahay Kubo (Nipa Hut) on the steel tongue drum. 28 notes, C Major Pentatonic scale, Beginner level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
3
35
43
31
12
23
35
46
55
43
32
21
15
43
35
46
55
43
32
21
15
46
51
12
23
35
41
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 Pentatonic scale, then tap the petals or press these keyboard keys in order, following the tab above:
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Bahay Kubo — 'Nipa Hut' — is the Philippines' most beloved folk song, a charming inventory of the vegetables that surround a small bamboo cottage, taught to every Filipino child. On the steel tongue drum its lilting, triple-time melody has a warm, village-morning quality that is instantly endearing. Simple quarter-note phrasing and a gentle pace make it ideal for beginner players.
How to play Bahay Kubo (Nipa Hut) 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 Bahay Kubo (Nipa Hut).
About this melody
Filipino folk.