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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Finlandia Hymn
Free number tabs for Finlandia Hymn on the steel tongue drum. 27 notes, C Major scale, Easy level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
3
34
45
55
54
43
32
22
23
34
44
43
32
23
34
45
56
65
54
43
32
21
12
23
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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The Finlandia Hymn, carved from Sibelius's 1900 tone poem, is Finland's most beloved patriotic melody — a vast, noble song of landscape and longing that stands among the greatest tunes in classical music. On the steel tongue drum the slow, stepwise phrases swell with quiet power, the instrument's resonance giving Sibelius's harmonies a meditative, almost sacred quality. A profoundly moving piece for players who want depth over speed.
How to play Finlandia Hymn 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 Finlandia Hymn.
About this melody
Jean Sibelius, 1900, Finnish patriotic.