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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Away in a Manger
Free number tabs for Away in a Manger on the steel tongue drum. 35 notes, C Major scale, Beginner level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
4
44
45
56
65
54
46
6•1
8•1
87
76
65
55
5•1
8•1
87
76
65
54
43
32
22
23
34
45
55
51
14
44
44
45
56
65
54
41–7 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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Away in a Manger is a tender 19th-century Christmas lullaby that has soothed children and congregations for generations. On a steel tongue drum the waltz-time melody flows with a rocking gentleness, the instrument's mellow overtones evoking quiet wonder at the nativity scene. Slow and stepwise, it's one of the most beginner-friendly carols you can play.
How to play Away in a Manger 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 Away in a Manger.
About this melody
Traditional, 1885 (public domain).