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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
You're a Grand Old Flag
Free number tabs for You're a Grand Old Flag on the steel tongue drum. 35 notes, C Major scale, Intermediate level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
3
35
5•1
87
75
53
31
12
24
46
64
42
25
55
55
55
53
31
12
23
35
55
54
43
31
15
55
56
65
54
43
32
21
1•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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You're a Grand Old Flag is George M. Cohan's jubilant 1906 march, its triumphant arpeggio opening and march-time energy capturing American patriotism at its most cheerful. On the steel tongue drum the bold ascending chords-as-melody translate into sweeping mallet runs that feel genuinely grand, with the 108 BPM clip keeping the energy high throughout. A fun, flag-waving intermediate piece for players who enjoy a rousing march.
How to play You're a Grand Old Flag 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 You're a Grand Old Flag.
About this melody
George M. Cohan, 1906, US patriotic.