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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Elverhøj Polska
Free number tabs for Elverhøj Polska on the steel tongue drum. 26 notes, C Major Pentatonic scale, Intermediate level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
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43
32
21
12
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35
46
55
43
32
23
35
46
55
43
32
23
35
46
55
43
32
21
13
31–7 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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Elverhøj Polska is a Danish dance tune with roots in the romantic folk opera Elverhøj, its lively polska rhythm setting feet in motion from the first bar. On the steel tongue drum the dance's characteristic long-short-short phrasing creates a spring-loaded groove that rewards players with a feel for folk dance rhythms. The brisk 126 BPM tempo and ornamental turns make it a lively intermediate showpiece.
How to play Elverhøj Polska 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 intermediate arrangement and a simplified, single-instrument version of Elverhøj Polska.
About this melody
Danish folk.