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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
The Swan (Le Cygne) — Saint-Saëns
Free number tabs for The Swan (Le Cygne) — Saint-Saëns on the steel tongue drum. 27 notes, C Major scale, Easy level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
6
65
53
34
45
54
42
23
34
45
56
67
7•1
87
76
65
55
5•3
0•2
9•1
87
76
65
56
65
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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Saint-Saëns wrote The Swan (Le Cygne) from Carnival of the Animals (1886) as a picture of serene, effortless gliding — and it remains the most tranquil piece in his output. On a steel tongue drum the long, arching melodic lines drift with a naturally graceful quality, the instrument's sustained tones capturing the smooth, unhurried movement of a swan on still water. Profoundly soothing.
How to play The Swan (Le Cygne) — Saint-Saëns 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 The Swan (Le Cygne) — Saint-Saëns.
About this melody
Saint-Saëns, Carnival of the Animals, 1886.