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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Camptown Races
Free number tabs for Camptown Races on the steel tongue drum. 25 notes, C Major Pentatonic scale, Easy level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
5
43
35
46
55
43
33
33
35
43
31
15
45
43
35
46
56
56
56
55
43
35
43
32
21–7 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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Camptown Races, penned by Stephen Foster in 1850, is one of America's most exuberant folk songs with its irresistible 'Doo-dah' refrain. On the steel tongue drum its galloping rhythm becomes a cheerful cascade of chiming notes. A fast tempo and lively phrasing give easy-level players a fun workout in rhythmic precision and light-touch technique.
How to play Camptown Races 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 easy arrangement and a simplified, single-instrument version of Camptown Races.
About this melody
American folk (Stephen Foster, 1850).