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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Ar Hyd y Nos (All Through the Night)
Free number tabs for Ar Hyd y Nos (All Through the Night) on the steel tongue drum. 28 notes, C Major scale, Easy level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
5
54
45
5•1
87
76
65
55
54
45
5•2
9•1
87
7•2
9•2
9•3
0•2
9•1
87
76
65
56
67
75
56
62
25
51–7 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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Ar Hyd y Nos (All Through the Night) is Wales's most cherished folk lullaby, a melody of profound gentleness and warmth. On a steel tongue drum its steady, rocking 4/4 phrases glow with a candle-lit intimacy, the sustained tones blending into a soothing wash of sound. The moderate pace and smooth melodic arc make it very approachable. A hauntingly beautiful piece of Welsh folk heritage for the handpan.
How to play Ar Hyd y Nos (All Through the Night) 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 easy arrangement and a simplified, single-instrument version of Ar Hyd y Nos (All Through the Night).
About this melody
Welsh traditional.