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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Minuet in G (Petzold / attr. Bach)
Free number tabs for Minuet in G (Petzold / attr. Bach) on the steel tongue drum. 32 notes, C Major scale, Beginner level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
5
56
67
7•1
8•2
95
55
5•3
0•1
8•2
9•3
0•4
Q•5
W5
55
5•1
8•2
9•1
87
76
67
7•1
87
76
65
56
62
23
34
45
52
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 scale, then tap the petals or press these keyboard keys in order, following the tab above:
2567890QW34
This elegant Minuet in G, long attributed to Bach but now credited to Christian Petzold, is a staple of early music education and a perennial crowd-pleaser. Played on a steel tongue drum, its stately three-beat rhythm takes on a warm, meditative quality that suits the instrument's natural sustain. The stepwise melodic lines make it an ideal first classical piece for new players.
How to play Minuet in G (Petzold / attr. Bach) 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 Minuet in G (Petzold / attr. Bach).
About this melody
Petzold.