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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Guantanamera
Free number tabs for Guantanamera on the steel tongue drum. 25 notes, C Major scale, Intermediate level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
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8•2
9•1
86
65
53
34
44
45
54
42
21
1•1
8•1
8•2
9•1
86
65
53
34
45
56
65
55
51–7 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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Guantanamera is Cuba's most iconic folk song, combining José Martí's patriotic poetry with a guajira rhythm rooted in the rural east of the island. On the steel tongue drum its syncopated, rhythmically rich melody captures the song's characteristic Cuban swing while sounding entirely at home on the handpan. Dotted rhythms and a brisk pace make it a rewarding intermediate challenge.
How to play Guantanamera 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 intermediate arrangement and a simplified, single-instrument version of Guantanamera.
About this melody
Cuban folk.