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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Pease Porridge Hot
Free number tabs for Pease Porridge Hot on the steel tongue drum. 32 notes, C Major Pentatonic scale, Beginner level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
5
43
32
23
31
13
35
43
32
23
31
13
35
46
55
43
32
21
13
35
43
32
23
31
13
35
46
55
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 Pentatonic scale, then tap the petals or press these keyboard keys in order, following the tab above:
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"Pease Porridge Hot" is a traditional English nursery clapping rhyme whose tight, rhythmic phrases pack a surprising amount of musical personality into just a few notes. On a steel tongue drum the short, punchy motif — built around only a handful of pitches — is perfect for beginners learning to control note separation and rhythm simultaneously. The song's clapping-game roots make it a natural fit for a percussion instrument, turning each performance into a rhythm workout disguised as play.
How to play Pease Porridge Hot 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 Pease Porridge Hot.
About this melody
Traditional English nursery rhyme.