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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Free number tabs for Eine Kleine Nachtmusik 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
55
52
22
22
25
52
25
57
7•2
96
66
66
63
33
33
36
63
36
6•1
8•3
07
75
56
67
7•1
85
51–7 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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Mozart's irresistibly cheerful serenade, written in 1787, is one of the most recognized openings in all of classical music. On a steel tongue drum its crisp, dancing phrases ring out with a bright clarity that feels tailor-made for the instrument. The repeating rhythmic motif makes it both fun to learn and immediately satisfying to hear, capturing the sparkle of a moonlit Viennese evening.
How to play Eine Kleine Nachtmusik 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 Eine Kleine Nachtmusik.
About this melody
Mozart.