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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Zum Gali Gali
Free number tabs for Zum Gali Gali on the steel tongue drum. 30 notes, C Major Pentatonic scale, Easy level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
5
46
55
43
32
23
32
26
55
46
55
43
32
21
12
23
35
46
55
43
32
23
36
51
12
23
32
21
12
21–7 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 Pentatonic scale, then tap the petals or press these keyboard keys in order, following the tab above:
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Zum Gali Gali is a Hebrew pioneer work song from early 20th-century Palestine, traditionally sung in a rousing call-and-response style during communal labor. On the steel tongue drum its bold, repeating melody takes on a meditative, mantra-like quality, the rhythmic drive balanced by the instrument's warm resonance. Straightforward eighth-note patterns at a lively tempo make it an energizing easy-level piece.
How to play Zum Gali Gali on a tongue drum
The numbers above are the standard tongue-drum number notation. Each digit is a note of the C Major Pentatonic 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 easy arrangement and a simplified, single-instrument version of Zum Gali Gali.
About this melody
Hebrew pioneer folk.