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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Molly Malone
Free number tabs for Molly Malone on the steel tongue drum. 20 notes, C Major Pentatonic scale, Beginner level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
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35
45
46
55
43
31
13
32
21
13
35
45
46
55
43
31
12
21
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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Molly Malone is Dublin's beloved unofficial anthem, immortalising the legendary fishwife who wheeled her wheelbarrow through the city's fair streets. On a steel tongue drum its bouncing waltz melody has a warm, pub-singalong character that is immediately loveable. The short, compact phrases are very forgiving for beginners. A cheerful Irish folk classic that brings the spirit of Dublin alive on the handpan.
How to play Molly Malone 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 beginner arrangement and a simplified, single-instrument version of Molly Malone.
About this melody
Irish traditional.