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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
The Wheels on the Bus
Free number tabs for The Wheels on the Bus on the steel tongue drum. 26 notes, C Major scale, Beginner level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
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8•1
8•3
0•2
9•2
9•2
9•4
Q•3
0•3
0•2
9•1
85
55
56
65
53
35
55
56
65
5•3
0•2
9•1
8•2
9•1
81–7 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 Wheels on the Bus" is an endlessly energetic American nursery song that takes young riders on a musical journey through every sound and motion of a busy bus. Its catchy, round-and-round melody sits naturally on a steel tongue drum, with clear note groupings that are easy for kids to follow and repeat. Playing it on a handpan turns a familiar singalong into a hands-on adventure in rhythm and sound.
How to play The Wheels on the Bus 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 Wheels on the Bus.
About this melody
American traditional nursery rhyme.