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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Swan Lake — Main Theme (Tchaikovsky)
Free number tabs for Swan Lake — Main Theme (Tchaikovsky) on the steel tongue drum. 26 notes, C Major scale, Easy level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
3
34
45
56
67
77
76
63
34
45
56
67
7•1
87
76
65
56
67
73
36
65
54
43
35
53
31–7 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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Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake main theme (1876) is one of the most hauntingly beautiful melodies in the ballet repertoire, evoking both the grace of a swan and the bittersweet magic of transformation. Played on a steel tongue drum, its slow, arching phrases float with an ethereal resonance that perfectly mirrors the instrument's naturally evocative, meditative voice. Deeply expressive and emotionally compelling.
How to play Swan Lake — Main Theme (Tchaikovsky) 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 Swan Lake — Main Theme (Tchaikovsky).
About this melody
Tchaikovsky.