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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Over There
Free number tabs for Over There on the steel tongue drum. 30 notes, C Major scale, Easy level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
5
55
55
56
65
55
53
35
5•1
8•1
8•1
8•1
8•1
8•2
9•1
87
76
67
75
55
56
67
7•1
87
76
65
54
45
51
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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Over There is George M. Cohan's rousing 1917 World War I call to arms, its insistent three-note fanfare opening one of the most recognisable in American music history. On the steel tongue drum the dotted march rhythm drives forward with cheerful confidence, the repeated-note motifs lending themselves naturally to the instrument's percussive attack. The moderate tempo and clearly delineated phrases make it an engaging easy piece with real historical resonance.
How to play Over There 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 easy arrangement and a simplified, single-instrument version of Over There.
About this melody
George M. Cohan, 1917, US WWI.