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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
All Things Bright and Beautiful
Free number tabs for All Things Bright and Beautiful on the steel tongue drum. 36 notes, C Major scale, Beginner level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
5
55
56
65
53
31
12
23
33
34
43
35
55
56
65
54
43
32
21
12
23
35
51
1•1
87
76
65
53
34
45
56
65
54
43
31
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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All Things Bright and Beautiful is set to a lively 17th-century English folk melody known as Royal Oak, a tune that brims with childlike delight in the natural world. On a steel tongue drum the cheerful, singable melody rings out with a gentle festivity perfectly matched to a hymn celebrating creation. Its short phrases and stepwise motion make it one of the most approachable sacred pieces for new players.
How to play All Things Bright and Beautiful 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 All Things Bright and Beautiful.
About this melody
Royal Oak, 17th-century English melody.