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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Zamba de Mi Esperanza
Free number tabs for Zamba de Mi Esperanza on the steel tongue drum. 23 notes, C Major scale, Intermediate level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
6
65
53
32
21
13
35
56
65
55
56
67
76
65
53
35
56
65
53
32
23
31
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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Zamba de Mi Esperanza is one of Argentina's most beloved folk songs, a slow, aching zamba from the northern provinces that speaks of hope and longing in equal measure. On the steel tongue drum its dotted, gently swaying phrases take on a deeply meditative quality, the handpan's warm overtones enhancing the song's emotional sincerity. Expressive dotted rhythms and a slow waltz feel suit intermediate players.
How to play Zamba de Mi Esperanza 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 Zamba de Mi Esperanza.
About this melody
Argentine folk zamba.