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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Hot Cross Buns
Free number tabs for Hot Cross Buns on the steel tongue drum. 17 notes, C Major Pentatonic scale, Beginner level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
2
21
13
32
21
11
11
11
11
12
22
22
22
23
32
21
11–7 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:
321
Three notes, four short phrases. The simplest possible introduction to reading number tabs.
How to play Hot Cross Buns 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 Hot Cross Buns.
About this melody
Traditional English street cry (public domain).