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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
El Vito
Free number tabs for El Vito on the steel tongue drum. 23 notes, C Major scale, Easy level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
5
53
31
12
23
35
56
65
53
31
13
34
45
56
65
53
32
23
34
43
31
11
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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El Vito is a spirited Andalusian folk song and dance from southern Spain, full of the rhythmic vitality and emotional intensity of flamenco culture. On a steel tongue drum the emphatic rhythmic groupings and bold Phrygian-flavoured melody ring out with authentic southern Spanish fire. The brisk tempo is well within reach for easy-level players. A compelling introduction to Andalusian folk music on the handpan.
How to play El Vito 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 El Vito.
About this melody
Spanish folk song (Andalusia).