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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Burung Kakaktua (Cockatoo)
Free number tabs for Burung Kakaktua (Cockatoo) on the steel tongue drum. 28 notes, C Major scale, Easy level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
7
76
65
53
35
53
3•1
87
76
65
53
32
21
15
55
56
65
53
32
23
3•1
87
76
65
53
32
21
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 scale, then tap the petals or press these keyboard keys in order, following the tab above:
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Burung Kakaktua — 'Cockatoo' — is a popular Indonesian children's folk song that delights in the cheeky antics of the white-crested cockatoo, a bird native to eastern Indonesia. On the steel tongue drum its descending, playful phrases have a bright, birdlike quality that immediately brings a smile. The easy-level melody is snappy, fun, and great for developing nimble finger technique.
How to play Burung Kakaktua (Cockatoo) 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 Burung Kakaktua (Cockatoo).
About this melody
Indonesian folk.