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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Angels We Have Heard on High
Free number tabs for Angels We Have Heard on High on the steel tongue drum. 48 notes, C Major scale, Intermediate level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
5
55
56
65
54
43
32
21
12
23
34
45
55
53
33
34
45
56
65
54
43
32
23
34
45
5•1
8•1
87
7•1
8•2
9•1
87
76
65
56
65
54
43
34
45
56
67
7•1
85
56
62
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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Angels We Have Heard on High is a classic French carol featuring the electrifying "Gloria" run — a sweeping cascade of notes that brings the angelic choir to life. On a steel tongue drum that melismatic flourish rings out with a shimmering, bell-like quality unlike any other instrument. Players who have mastered basic carols will love the satisfying challenge of the fast descending passage.
How to play Angels We Have Heard on High 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 Angels We Have Heard on High.
About this melody
Traditional French carol, 18th century (public domain).