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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
The Irish Washerwoman
Free number tabs for The Irish Washerwoman on the steel tongue drum. 40 notes, C Major scale, Intermediate level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
6
67
7•1
87
76
65
55
55
52
22
22
23
35
56
67
76
65
56
62
22
25
56
67
7•1
87
76
65
55
55
5•2
9•2
9•1
87
76
67
7•1
86
65
55
51–7 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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The Irish Washerwoman is a classic Irish jig whose bouncing compound-time feel has kept dancers moving for centuries. On the steel tongue drum the triplet-feel eighth notes cascade with sparkling brilliance at 140 BPM, the high-register runs ringing like a fiddle at a session. The jig rhythm and fast ornamental passages make this one of the most technically rewarding and fun intermediate pieces in the Celtic tradition.
How to play The Irish Washerwoman 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 The Irish Washerwoman.
About this melody
Irish folk (jig).