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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Jeg gikk meg over sjø og land
Free number tabs for Jeg gikk meg over sjø og land on the steel tongue drum. 22 notes, C Major scale, Easy level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
5
56
65
53
31
12
23
35
56
65
53
35
56
67
7•1
86
65
53
32
23
31
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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Jeg gikk meg over sjø og land is a Norwegian folk ballad whose title means 'I walked over sea and land', carrying the wide-open spirit of Nordic wandering in every phrase. On the steel tongue drum the arching melodic lines feel spacious and reflective, the notes ringing out like footsteps across a fjord landscape. The clean phrase structure and moderate tempo offer an accessible entry point into Norwegian folk song.
How to play Jeg gikk meg over sjø og land 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 Jeg gikk meg over sjø og land.
About this melody
Norwegian folk.