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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Humoresque — Dvořák
Free number tabs for Humoresque — Dvořák 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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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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Dvořák's Humoresque No. 7 (Op. 101, 1894) is one of those melodies that seems to have always existed — light, wistful, and irresistibly catchy with its characteristic dotted-note skip. On a steel tongue drum those little rhythmic nudges become wonderfully expressive, the instrument's warm timbre giving the tune a folk-like, storytelling charm. Delightful from first note to last.
How to play Humoresque — Dvořák 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 Humoresque — Dvořák.
About this melody
Dvořák, Op. 101 No. 7, 1894.