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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
The Happy Farmer — Schumann
Free number tabs for The Happy Farmer — Schumann on the steel tongue drum. 28 notes, C Major scale, Beginner level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
6
66
66
65
55
55
54
44
43
31
14
46
66
66
65
55
54
45
53
31
14
46
6•1
87
76
65
54
41–7 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 Happy Farmer from Schumann's Album für die Jugend (1848) is one of the great character pieces of the teaching repertoire — bouncy, good-natured, and full of rustic energy. On a steel tongue drum its strongly accented rhythm and cheerful melody come alive with a warm, resonant vitality. Simple enough for complete beginners, it remains endlessly satisfying to play and hear.
How to play The Happy Farmer — Schumann 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 The Happy Farmer — Schumann.
About this melody
Schumann, Album für die Jugend Op. 68 No. 10, 1848.