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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Soldiers' March — Schumann
Free number tabs for Soldiers' March — Schumann 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
55
55
5•1
8•3
0•2
9•1
8•3
0•2
9•1
85
55
55
56
67
7•1
8•3
0•2
9•3
0•2
9•1
87
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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Schumann's Soldiers' March opens Album für die Jugend (1848) with a bright, no-nonsense energy that has introduced countless children to classical music. On a steel tongue drum its crisp, repetitive rhythm and bold melodic outline feel almost percussion-native, the instrument's natural attack bringing out every martial accent. Simple, energetic, and immediately enjoyable for players of all ages.
How to play Soldiers' March — Schumann 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 Soldiers' March — Schumann.
About this melody
Schumann, Album für die Jugend Op. 68 No. 2, 1848.