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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
I'm a Little Teapot
Free number tabs for I'm a Little Teapot on the steel tongue drum. 24 notes, C Major scale, Beginner level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
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9•3
0•4
Q•3
0•1
8•3
0•4
Q•3
0•2
9•1
8•2
9•1
8•3
0•5
W•3
0•5
W•6
E•5
W•3
0•2
9•1
8•2
9•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
"I'm a Little Teapot" is a delightful American nursery action song from 1939 that pairs a shout-and-pour motion with one of the catchiest ascending melodies in children's music. On a steel tongue drum the tune climbs brightly across the tongues, each phrase building energy toward the satisfying "tip me over, pour me out" finale. The short length, step-wise notes, and immediately recognizable character make it a first-lesson favorite on the handpan.
How to play I'm a Little Teapot 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 I'm a Little Teapot.
About this melody
American traditional nursery rhyme.