diff --git a/adafruit_circuitplayground/express.py b/adafruit_circuitplayground/express.py
index 545257d..c5bcdf9 100755
--- a/adafruit_circuitplayground/express.py
+++ b/adafruit_circuitplayground/express.py
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ def __init__(self):
         self._speaker_enable.switch_to_output(value=False)
         self._sample = None
         self._sine_wave = None
+        self._sine_wave_sample = None
 
         # Define touch:
         # We chose these verbose touch_A# names so that beginners could use it without understanding
@@ -594,8 +595,14 @@ def _generate_sample(self):
         if self._sample is not None:
             return
         length = 100
-        self._sine_wave = array.array("H", Express._sine_sample(length))
-        self._sample = audioio.AudioOut(board.SPEAKER, self._sine_wave)
+        if sys.implementation.version[0] >= 3:
+            self._sine_wave = array.array("H", Express._sine_sample(length))
+            self._sample = audioio.AudioOut(board.SPEAKER)
+            self._sine_wave_sample = audioio.RawSample(self._sine_wave)
+        else:
+            self._sine_wave = array.array("H", Express._sine_sample(length))
+            self._sample = audioio.AudioOut(board.SPEAKER, self._sine_wave)
+
 
     def play_tone(self, frequency, duration):
         """ Produce a tone using the speaker. Try changing frequency to change
@@ -642,9 +649,14 @@ def start_tone(self, frequency):
         self._speaker_enable.value = True
         self._generate_sample()
         # Start playing a tone of the specified frequency (hz).
-        self._sample.frequency = int(len(self._sine_wave) * frequency)
-        if not self._sample.playing:
-            self._sample.play(loop=True)
+        if sys.implementation.version[0] >= 3:
+            self._sine_wave_sample.sample_rate = int(len(self._sine_wave) * frequency)
+            if not self._sample.playing:
+                self._sample.play(self._sine_wave_sample, loop=True)
+        else:
+            self._sample.frequency = int(len(self._sine_wave) * frequency)
+            if not self._sample.playing:
+                self._sample.play(loop=True)
 
     def stop_tone(self):
         """ Use with start_tone to stop the tone produced.