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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Brahms Lullaby
Free number tabs for Brahms Lullaby on the steel tongue drum. 28 notes, C Major scale, Beginner level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
5
53
35
5•1
87
76
66
66
64
46
6•2
9•1
87
77
77
75
57
7•3
0•2
9•1
87
76
65
55
52
22
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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Brahms composed his iconic lullaby in 1868 and it has soothed generations of children ever since. On a steel tongue drum the dotted waltz rhythm and tender melody feel completely at home, the warm overtones of the instrument adding a gentle, cradle-like quality. Simple enough for beginners, it remains one of the most emotionally resonant songs you can play.
How to play Brahms Lullaby 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 Brahms Lullaby.
About this melody
Brahms.