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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Greensleeves (Traditional English)
Free number tabs for Greensleeves (Traditional English) on the steel tongue drum. 28 notes, C Major scale, Easy level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
1
12
23
32
21
16
66
67
75
56
67
75
53
36
61
12
23
34
43
31
16
67
71
17
76
65
56
61–7 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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Greensleeves is one of England's most beloved Renaissance melodies, its minor-mode sway carrying centuries of romantic longing. On a steel tongue drum the dotted waltz rhythm and graceful descending runs sound especially warm and intimate. The flowing 3/4 phrasing is perfectly suited to the instrument's natural sustain. A classic piece that feels both ancient and immediate when played on the handpan.
How to play Greensleeves (Traditional English) 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 Greensleeves (Traditional English).
About this melody
Traditional.