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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Oh My Darling Clementine
Free number tabs for Oh My Darling Clementine on the steel tongue drum. 22 notes, C Major scale, Beginner level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
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8•1
8•3
0•3
0•3
0•5
W•5
W•3
0•3
0•2
9•1
8•3
0•2
9•1
85
55
55
55
56
67
7•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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"Oh My Darling Clementine" is a beloved American folk song from the Gold Rush era, telling the sweetly tragic tale of a miner's lost daughter with a melody that everyone somehow already knows. On a steel tongue drum its waltz rhythm and singable tune are immediately gratifying, the sustained tones adding warmth to every phrase. The gentle dotted patterns and small range make it one of the friendliest folk songs for beginners learning the handpan.
How to play Oh My Darling Clementine 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 beginner arrangement and a simplified, single-instrument version of Oh My Darling Clementine.
About this melody
American folk song.