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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
In the Good Old Summer Time
Free number tabs for In the Good Old Summer Time on the steel tongue drum. 30 notes, C Major scale, Easy level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
•1
8•1
8•1
8•2
9•3
0•5
W•3
0•2
9•1
85
5•3
0•3
0•3
0•4
Q•5
W•6
E•5
W•4
Q•3
0•1
8•2
9•3
0•5
W•4
Q•3
0•2
9•1
87
7•1
81–7 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:
5890WQE7
In the Good Old Summer Time is a breezy 1902 Tin Pan Alley waltz by Ren Shields and George Evans, capturing the golden ease of an American summer with a melody full of warmth and nostalgia. On a steel tongue drum the lilting, upward-arching phrases feel sun-drenched and carefree, the bright ring of each note evoking lemonade, porches, and lazy afternoons. Its moderate waltz tempo and singable contour make it a cheerful and accessible addition to any player's repertoire.
How to play In the Good Old Summer Time 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 easy arrangement and a simplified, single-instrument version of In the Good Old Summer Time.
About this melody
Ren Shields / George Evans, 1902.