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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Beautiful Dreamer
Free number tabs for Beautiful Dreamer on the steel tongue drum. 30 notes, C Major scale, Easy level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
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0•5
W•3
0•2
9•1
8•2
9•3
0•5
W•3
0•1
8•3
0•5
W•6
E•5
W•3
0•2
9•3
0•2
9•1
85
56
67
7•1
87
76
65
56
65
5•1
81–7 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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Beautiful Dreamer is the last song Stephen Foster completed before his death in 1864, a triple-metre lullaby of aching tenderness whose waltz-like melody has never lost its spell. On a steel tongue drum the soaring, arching phrases shimmer with a dreamy quality, the natural sustain of the instrument allowing each ascending line to float before gently settling. A meditative and emotionally resonant choice for players who love lyrical, romantic melody.
How to play Beautiful Dreamer 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 Beautiful Dreamer.
About this melody
Stephen Foster, 1864.