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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Belle qui tiens ma vie
Free number tabs for Belle qui tiens ma vie on the steel tongue drum. 24 notes, C Major scale, Easy level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
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0•2
9•1
87
76
65
56
67
7•1
8•2
9•3
0•3
0•4
Q•5
W•4
Q•3
0•2
9•1
8•2
9•1
87
76
65
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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Belle qui tiens ma vie is a pavane from Thoinot Arbeau's dance manual Orchésographie (1589), one of the most treasured early music sources for Renaissance dance. Its stately, four-square phrasing and graceful descending lines are perfectly suited to the steel tongue drum, the instrument's smooth sustain lending the 16th-century tune an air of quiet, timeless dignity. An elegant piece with centuries of history.
How to play Belle qui tiens ma vie 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 Belle qui tiens ma vie.
About this melody
Thoinot Arbeau, Orchésographie (1589).