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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Pokarekare Ana
Free number tabs for Pokarekare Ana on the steel tongue drum. 29 notes, C Major scale, Easy level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
6
65
53
32
22
23
35
56
65
53
31
15
56
67
76
65
55
56
65
53
32
25
53
35
56
65
51
11
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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Pokarekare Ana is the great Maori love song of Aotearoa New Zealand, its waves-on-the-shore imagery embedded in every rising and falling phrase. On the steel tongue drum the melody's natural arc produces a lush, sustained sound that resonates with the Pacific landscape. The flowing eighth-note lines reward smooth mallet technique and lend themselves beautifully to slow, mindful practice.
How to play Pokarekare Ana 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 Pokarekare Ana.
About this melody
Maori / New Zealand traditional.