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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Kang Ding Qing Ge (Kangding Love Song)
Free number tabs for Kang Ding Qing Ge (Kangding Love Song) on the steel tongue drum. 28 notes, C Major Pentatonic scale, Easy level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
6
55
43
35
46
55
43
35
46
55
43
32
21
15
46
5•1
66
55
43
35
42
23
35
43
32
21
12
21–7 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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Kang Ding Qing Ge — the 'Kangding Love Song' — is a cherished Chinese folk melody from the Tibetan borderlands of Sichuan, celebrating a mountain town famous for its romantic songs. On the steel tongue drum its swaying pentatonic melody evokes misty highland valleys and yak bells in the distance. The flowing, song-like phrasing suits easy-level players beautifully.
How to play Kang Ding Qing Ge (Kangding Love Song) 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 Kang Ding Qing Ge (Kangding Love Song).
About this melody
Chinese folk.