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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Do Your Ears Hang Low
Free number tabs for Do Your Ears Hang Low on the steel tongue drum. 28 notes, C Major scale, Easy level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
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11
11
13
35
55
56
65
53
3•1
8•1
87
76
65
53
33
33
33
35
5•1
8•1
87
76
65
53
35
51
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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"Do Your Ears Hang Low?" is a classic American camp song — a descendant of the old brass-band tune "Turkey in the Straw" — whose silly lyrics and rapid-fire melody have made generations of children burst into laughter. On a steel tongue drum the quick alternation between notes is a fun workout for finger independence, and the triumphant feel of landing the tune cleanly at speed is genuinely exciting. A great motivator for intermediate young players who want a challenge with a giggle built in.
How to play Do Your Ears Hang Low 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 Do Your Ears Hang Low.
About this melody
Traditional American camp song.