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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
There's a Hole in My Bucket
Free number tabs for There's a Hole in My Bucket on the steel tongue drum. 25 notes, C Major scale, Easy level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
3
35
55
56
65
51
13
35
55
56
65
55
54
43
33
34
43
32
21
12
23
31
15
51
11–7 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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"There's a Hole in My Bucket" is a traditional German-American comic folk song — a circular argument between Henry and Liza about a leaky bucket that never gets fixed. On a steel tongue drum the steady, waltz-like melody has a charming earnestness that suits the song's deadpan humor perfectly, with the repeated phrases giving learners plenty of opportunities to refine their touch. The predictable, three-beat phrasing and comfortable range make it approachable while the song's story keeps practice genuinely entertaining.
How to play There's a Hole in My Bucket 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 There's a Hole in My Bucket.
About this melody
Traditional German-American folk song.