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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Pop Goes the Weasel
Free number tabs for Pop Goes the Weasel on the steel tongue drum. 18 notes, C Major scale, Beginner level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
5
56
65
53
34
46
6•1
8•2
9•1
85
56
65
53
34
4•2
97
7•1
81–7 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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"Pop Goes the Weasel" is an English nursery rhyme full of anticipation — everyone waits for that one delightful, surprising moment. On a steel tongue drum the build toward the "pop" is naturally dramatic, with each phrase climbing a little higher until the melody resolves with a satisfying ring. The short, two-phrase structure makes it one of the easiest nursery rhymes to learn in just a few minutes of practice on the handpan.
How to play Pop Goes the Weasel 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 Pop Goes the Weasel.
About this melody
English traditional nursery rhyme.