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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Santa Lucia
Free number tabs for Santa Lucia on the steel tongue drum. 28 notes, C Major scale, Easy level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
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0•4
Q•3
0•1
8•2
9•2
9•3
0•2
9•1
8•2
9•3
0•3
0•2
9•1
8•2
9•3
0•2
9•1
85
56
65
54
44
43
34
45
5•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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Santa Lucia is the iconic Neapolitan folk song that evokes a shimmering Mediterranean evening by the sea. On a steel tongue drum its graceful waltz melody floats with warmth and ease, the long resonant tones perfectly conjuring the gentle lapping of the Bay of Naples. The flowing 3/4 rhythm and unhurried phrases make it ideal for peaceful practice. A timeless Italian folk classic perfectly suited to the handpan.
How to play Santa Lucia 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 Santa Lucia.
About this melody
Italian traditional (Neapolitan).