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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Zie Ginds Komt de Stoomboot (Sinterklaas)
Free number tabs for Zie Ginds Komt de Stoomboot (Sinterklaas) on the steel tongue drum. 24 notes, C Major scale, Beginner level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
5
56
65
53
31
12
22
23
32
27
77
75
56
67
7•1
87
75
56
67
76
65
53
31
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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Zie Ginds Komt de Stoomboot is the iconic Dutch Sinterklaas song announcing the arrival of St Nicholas by steamboat from Spain, sung by Dutch children every November. On steel tongue drum its steady, ceremonial melody carries a warm festive magic, the even quarter-note phrases ringing out like a welcoming fanfare. The simple, step-by-step melody makes it perfect for beginners. A cherished piece of Dutch folk holiday tradition.
How to play Zie Ginds Komt de Stoomboot (Sinterklaas) 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 Zie Ginds Komt de Stoomboot (Sinterklaas).
About this melody
Dutch folk song.