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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
The Farmer in the Dell
Free number tabs for The Farmer in the Dell on the steel tongue drum. 26 notes, C Major scale, Beginner level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
5
55
56
65
53
35
55
56
65
56
65
5•2
9•2
9•2
9•2
9•3
0•2
9•1
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76
65
56
65
53
35
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:
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"The Farmer in the Dell" is a traditional American nursery circle-game song that builds from a lonely farmer to a whole community, one verse at a time. On a steel tongue drum the melody's steady, quarter-note march and moderate range make it one of the most playable nursery tunes for young beginners. The song's story-driven structure gives children a sense of purpose with each repetition, keeping practice sessions lively and fun.
How to play The Farmer in the Dell 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 The Farmer in the Dell.
About this melody
American traditional nursery rhyme.