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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Il Canto degli Italiani
Free number tabs for Il Canto degli Italiani on the steel tongue drum. 35 notes, C Major scale, Intermediate level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
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87
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85
55
55
56
65
54
43
33
34
41
11
11
15
55
56
65
54
43
32
23
34
45
55
56
65
54
43
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 scale, then tap the petals or press these keyboard keys in order, following the tab above:
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Il Canto degli Italiani — the Italian national anthem — is Michele Novaro's rousing 1847 Risorgimento march, its upward-thrusting phrases embodying the spirit of a nation forging its identity. At 120 BPM on the steel tongue drum, the rapid runs and wide melodic leaps demand nimble technique and clear articulation, rewarding the player with a performance bursting with Italian verve. A flagship piece for any intermediate world-anthem repertoire.
How to play Il Canto degli Italiani 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 intermediate arrangement and a simplified, single-instrument version of Il Canto degli Italiani.
About this melody
Michele Novaro, 1847, Italian national anthem.