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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Santiana
Free number tabs for Santiana on the steel tongue drum. 24 notes, C Major scale, Easy level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
5
56
67
7•1
87
76
65
57
7•2
97
75
5•1
8•1
8•2
9•3
0•2
9•1
87
75
56
67
75
55
51–7 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:
567890
Santiana is an American and Mexican sea shanty with deep roots in the Pacific trade routes, its name evoking the legendary General Santa Ana and the sea's wild freedom. The melody has a warm, folk-like quality that feels right at home on a steel tongue drum, with a natural rise and fall that makes each phrase satisfying to play. Its moderate range and predictable structure offer beginners a taste of world folk music without overwhelming complexity.
How to play Santiana 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 Santiana.
About this melody
American/Mexican sea shanty.