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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Yankee Doodle
Free number tabs for Yankee Doodle on the steel tongue drum. 25 notes, C Major scale, Beginner level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
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12
23
31
13
32
21
11
12
23
31
13
33
34
45
55
54
43
32
21
13
35
55
56
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 scale, then tap the petals or press these keyboard keys in order, following the tab above:
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Yankee Doodle is one of America's oldest and most recognized patriotic folk tunes, dating back to the colonial era. On the steel tongue drum its crisp, march-like melody takes on a warm, chiming character quite unlike a fife. The short, repeating phrases and moderate pace make it a perfect crowd-pleasing piece for absolute beginners.
How to play Yankee Doodle 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 Yankee Doodle.
About this melody
American traditional.