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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Free number tabs for Old MacDonald Had a Farm on the steel tongue drum. 25 notes, C Major scale, Beginner level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
5
55
52
23
33
32
27
77
76
66
65
52
25
55
55
52
23
33
32
27
77
76
66
65
51–7 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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A cheerful farmyard favourite. The «E-I-E-I-O» refrain repeats, so half the song is learned the moment you play the first line.
How to play Old MacDonald Had a Farm 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 Old MacDonald Had a Farm.
About this melody
Traditional children's song (public domain).