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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
Free number tabs for A Mighty Fortress Is Our God on the steel tongue drum. 36 notes, C Major scale, Intermediate level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
3
34
43
32
21
12
23
35
54
43
32
23
35
56
65
54
43
32
21
12
23
35
51
15
56
67
76
6•1
87
76
65
54
43
32
21
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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A Mighty Fortress Is Our God is Martin Luther's great Reformation hymn from 1529, set to his own rugged "Ein Feste Burg" melody — one of the most historically significant tunes ever written. On a steel tongue drum the sturdy, angular phrases resonate with a powerful, grounded energy quite unlike the gentler hymn tunes. Its rhythmic variety and wider melodic range make it a satisfying challenge for confident intermediate players.
How to play A Mighty Fortress Is Our God 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 A Mighty Fortress Is Our God.
About this melody
Ein Feste Burg, Martin Luther 1529.