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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Hickory Dickory Dock
Free number tabs for Hickory Dickory Dock on the steel tongue drum. 20 notes, C Major Pentatonic scale, Beginner level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
6
55
46
5•1
6•3
8•1
66
55
43
33
35
46
5•1
66
5•1
6•2
7•1
66
55
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 Pentatonic scale, then tap the petals or press these keyboard keys in order, following the tab above:
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"Hickory Dickory Dock" is a charming English nursery rhyme that uses a clock's tick-tock to build a sense of musical time — perfect for a drum-style instrument. On a steel tongue drum the ascending and descending notes naturally evoke a mouse scurrying up and down, making the story come alive through the music itself. The short, rhythmically clear melody is ideal for young children getting their first taste of playing a handpan.
How to play Hickory Dickory Dock 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 beginner arrangement and a simplified, single-instrument version of Hickory Dickory Dock.
About this melody
English traditional nursery rhyme.