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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Erie Canal (Low Bridge, Everybody Down)
Free number tabs for Erie Canal (Low Bridge, Everybody Down) on the steel tongue drum. 24 notes, C Major scale, Beginner level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
3
35
53
32
23
34
44
46
65
54
43
35
55
56
65
54
43
32
23
35
54
43
31
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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The Erie Canal song — known by its hook "Low Bridge, Everybody Down" — tells the story of the mule-drawn barges that built New York State's economy in the 19th century. On a steel tongue drum its gently rocking major melody is warm and instantly recognizable, making it a wonderful early piece for beginners. The mostly step-wise motion and moderate tempo mean new players can focus on tone quality and steady rhythm right from the first note.
How to play Erie Canal (Low Bridge, Everybody Down) 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 Erie Canal (Low Bridge, Everybody Down).
About this melody
American work song.