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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
The Muffin Man
Free number tabs for The Muffin Man on the steel tongue drum. 26 notes, C Major Pentatonic scale, Beginner level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
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7•1
6•2
7•3
8•3
8•3
8•2
7•2
7•2
7•3
8•5
9•5
9•3
8•2
7•1
6•2
7•3
8•3
8•3
8•3
8•2
7•2
7•3
8•2
7•1
61–7 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 Pentatonic scale, then tap the petals or press these keyboard keys in order, following the tab above:
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"The Muffin Man" is a sprightly English nursery rhyme set on Drury Lane that has been a staple of early childhood music for at least 200 years. On a steel tongue drum its bright, repeating phrases have a warm, conversational quality, as if the melody itself is asking a question and answering it. The clear structure, limited range, and smooth note connections make it a wonderfully satisfying early piece for young handpan players.
How to play The Muffin Man on a tongue drum
The numbers above are the standard tongue-drum number notation. Each digit is a note of the C Major Pentatonic 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 Muffin Man.
About this melody
English traditional nursery rhyme.