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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Kookaburra (Round)
Free number tabs for Kookaburra (Round) on the steel tongue drum. 22 notes, C Major Pentatonic scale, Easy level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
3
35
43
35
43
35
46
55
43
31
13
33
33
35
43
32
21
12
23
35
41
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 Pentatonic scale, then tap the petals or press these keyboard keys in order, following the tab above:
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Kookaburra is a beloved Australian children's round composed in 1934, imitating the laughing call of the iconic kookaburra bird in its melody and spirit. On a steel tongue drum the spare, pentatonic-flavored phrases ring out with a clarity that perfectly suits the open-air imagery of the Australian bush. Its short, repeating round structure makes it a wonderful introduction to canonic music for young players advancing beyond beginner nursery tunes.
How to play Kookaburra (Round) 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 Kookaburra (Round).
About this melody
Australian children's round.