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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Free number tabs for Arrival of the Queen of Sheba on the steel tongue drum. 39 notes, C Major scale, Intermediate level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
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Q•5
W•3
0•4
Q•5
W•6
E•5
W•4
Q•3
0•2
9•1
8•2
9•3
0•4
Q•2
9•3
0•4
Q•5
W•4
Q•3
0•2
9•1
87
7•1
8•3
0•5
W•3
0•2
9•4
Q•6
E•4
Q•3
0•2
9•1
87
76
65
5•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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Watch this song played
Handel's Arrival of the Queen of Sheba from the oratorio Solomon (HWV 67, 1748) is one of the most irresistibly joyful and technically brilliant pieces in the Baroque repertoire — a bubbling, two-part invention of pure celebratory energy. On a steel tongue drum the rapid, interlocking runs become a sparkling showcase for the instrument's speed and clarity, the bright timbre perfectly matching the music's radiant exuberance.
How to play Arrival of the Queen of Sheba 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 Arrival of the Queen of Sheba.
About this melody
G.F. Handel, Solomon HWV 67 (transposed to C).