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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Hava Nagila (Natural-note melody)
Free number tabs for Hava Nagila (Natural-note melody) on the steel tongue drum. 27 notes, C Major Pentatonic scale, Easy level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
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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 Pentatonic scale, then tap the petals or press these keyboard keys in order, following the tab above:
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Hava Nagila — 'Let Us Rejoice' — is arguably the world's most recognized Israeli folk song, a celebration anthem played at Jewish weddings and festivals globally. This natural-note arrangement brings the iconic melody to the steel tongue drum without chromatic alterations, preserving its joyful spirit in a handpan-friendly form. The brisk, dancing rhythm is immediately recognizable and fun to play at an easy level.
How to play Hava Nagila (Natural-note melody) on a tongue drum
The numbers above are the standard tongue-drum number notation. Each digit is a note of the C Major Pentatonic 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 Hava Nagila (Natural-note melody).
About this melody
Israeli folk (natural-note version).