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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
O Sole Mio
Free number tabs for O Sole Mio on the steel tongue drum. 33 notes, C Major scale, Intermediate level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
3
32
23
32
21
15
54
43
32
21
15
55
54
45
54
43
36
65
54
43
32
23
34
45
5•1
87
76
65
54
43
32
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 scale, then tap the petals or press these keyboard keys in order, following the tab above:
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O Sole Mio is Eduardo di Capua's 1898 Neapolitan masterpiece, one of the most performed and beloved Italian songs ever written, its soaring melody evoking sunshine, passion, and the Bay of Naples. On the steel tongue drum the dramatic high-note climax and wide dynamic arc demand expressive control that sets this piece apart as an intermediate challenge worth pursuing. The lush phrases and operatic character make it genuinely stunning when played with feeling.
How to play O Sole Mio 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 Sole Mio.
About this melody
Eduardo di Capua, 1898, Neapolitan.