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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
The Bear Went Over the Mountain
Free number tabs for The Bear Went Over the Mountain on the steel tongue drum. 26 notes, C Major Pentatonic scale, Beginner level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
•1
6•3
8•5
9•5
9•3
8•2
7•1
65
4•1
6•3
8•5
9•5
9•6
0•5
9•3
8•2
7•1
6•2
7•3
8•1
65
46
55
43
35
41–7 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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"The Bear Went Over the Mountain" is a buoyant American nursery song — often sung to the tune of "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" — that sends a curious bear on a scenic adventure. On a steel tongue drum the wide, leaping melody showcases the instrument's full range in an accessible and exciting way for young beginners. The big, confident intervals give players early experience navigating larger jumps on the handpan while keeping the energy playful and fun.
How to play The Bear Went Over the Mountain 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 The Bear Went Over the Mountain.
About this melody
American traditional nursery rhyme.