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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Whiskey in the Jar
Free number tabs for Whiskey in the Jar on the steel tongue drum. 22 notes, C Major scale, Intermediate level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
5
57
7•1
8•2
97
75
56
67
75
52
25
55
57
7•2
9•1
86
65
57
7•2
97
75
51–7 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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Whiskey in the Jar is one of the great Irish folk songs — a roguish highwayman ballad with a melody that swings with swagger and momentum. On the steel tongue drum the driving rhythm and bold leaping phrases give the piece a rollicking energy that begs for a tap of the foot. The 112 BPM pace and wide melodic range make it a lively intermediate challenge that sounds fantastic on the handpan.
How to play Whiskey in the Jar 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 intermediate arrangement and a simplified, single-instrument version of Whiskey in the Jar.
About this melody
Irish folk.