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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Cachito
Free number tabs for Cachito on the steel tongue drum. 28 notes, C Major scale, Intermediate level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
5
56
65
53
32
23
35
56
65
56
67
76
65
55
56
65
53
32
23
35
56
65
53
32
23
35
53
31–7 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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Cachito is a beloved Colombian folk song, a tender diminutive serenade expressing sweet affection in the tradition of the Andean bambuco and pasillo styles. On the steel tongue drum its warmly flowing melody — ornamented with eighth-note pick-up figures — sings with an intimate lyricism. Varied rhythmic groupings and a moderate tempo give intermediate players a rich expressive canvas to work with.
How to play Cachito 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 intermediate arrangement and a simplified, single-instrument version of Cachito.
About this melody
Colombian folk.