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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
La Bamba
Free number tabs for La Bamba on the steel tongue drum. 27 notes, C Major scale, Intermediate level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
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87
76
65
55
56
65
53
35
56
65
54
45
56
65
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8•1
87
76
65
56
65
53
32
23
35
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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La Bamba is a centuries-old Mexican son jarocho from Veracruz, one of the most energetic and recognizable folk melodies in the Latin American repertoire. On the steel tongue drum its rapid, cascading eighth-note runs create an exhilarating momentum, the handpan's resonance adding warmth to its driving rhythm. Fast passages and a high tempo make this an exciting intermediate showpiece.
How to play La Bamba 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 La Bamba.
About this melody
Mexican son jarocho.