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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Little Bo Peep
Free number tabs for Little Bo Peep on the steel tongue drum. 24 notes, C Major scale, Beginner level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
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9•1
8•2
9•3
0•5
W•3
0•2
9•3
0•2
9•1
8•2
95
56
67
7•1
8•2
9•3
0•2
9•1
8•3
0•2
9•1
8•1
81–7 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:
098W567
"Little Bo Peep" is a gentle English nursery rhyme about a young shepherdess searching for her lost flock, set to one of the most tender melodies in the traditional canon. On a steel tongue drum the tune's soft, arching phrases feel naturally pastoral, the instrument's resonance evoking open meadows. The smooth, flowing movement across a moderate range makes it a soothing early piece for young players discovering the expressive possibilities of the handpan.
How to play Little Bo Peep 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 beginner arrangement and a simplified, single-instrument version of Little Bo Peep.
About this melody
English traditional nursery rhyme.