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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Wind the Bobbin Up
Free number tabs for Wind the Bobbin Up on the steel tongue drum. 31 notes, C Major scale, Beginner level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
5
56
65
53
33
35
55
56
65
52
22
21
13
35
55
56
65
54
43
35
55
56
65
53
33
35
53
32
21
11
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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"Wind the Bobbin Up" is a lively English nursery action song that pairs winding, pointing, and clapping motions with an energetic, repetitive melody — perfect for active young learners. On a steel tongue drum the punchy rhythmic patterns encourage a clear, percussive touch, helping beginners develop confident, deliberate strikes. The short, looping phrases are easy to memorize and keep practice sessions feeling like a game rather than a lesson.
How to play Wind the Bobbin Up 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 Wind the Bobbin Up.
About this melody
English traditional nursery rhyme.