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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
O Canada
Free number tabs for O Canada on the steel tongue drum. 37 notes, C Major scale, Intermediate level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
•1
8•3
0•2
9•1
8•1
8•3
0•5
W•5
W•6
E•5
W•4
Q•3
0•3
0•4
Q•3
0•2
9•1
8•5
W•5
W•5
W•6
E•5
W•4
Q•3
0•2
9•3
0•3
0•5
W•4
Q•3
0•2
9•2
9•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:
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O Canada, composed by Calixa Lavallée in 1880, is one of the most stately national anthems in the world, its soaring phrases climbing to an octave-spanning high note of genuine majesty. On the steel tongue drum the wide leaps and sustained high notes require controlled mallet technique and careful listening, rewarding the effort with a performance of dignified beauty. The 80 BPM tempo leaves space for expression that marks this as an intermediate showpiece.
How to play O Canada 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 O Canada.
About this melody
Calixa Lavallee, 1880, Canadian national anthem.