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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Tuljak (Estonian dance)
Free number tabs for Tuljak (Estonian dance) on the steel tongue drum. 28 notes, C Major Pentatonic scale, Intermediate level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
3
35
43
31
15
46
55
43
31
13
35
46
55
43
32
25
43
32
23
35
41
15
43
31
13
35
4•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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Tuljak is a traditional Estonian dance tune whose name describes a spirited leaping step, the melody bouncing with infectious rhythmic energy. On the steel tongue drum the quick arpeggiated figures and syncopated accents feel like dancers spinning across a village square. The faster tempo and closely-spaced note patterns make it an engaging intermediate challenge with an irresistible folk-dance groove.
How to play Tuljak (Estonian dance) 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 intermediate arrangement and a simplified, single-instrument version of Tuljak (Estonian dance).
About this melody
Estonian folk.