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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Danny Boy (Londonderry Air)
Free number tabs for Danny Boy (Londonderry Air) on the steel tongue drum. 22 notes, C Major scale, Easy level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
5
56
65
57
76
65
53
32
23
32
22
25
56
65
57
7•2
9•1
87
76
65
55
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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Danny Boy, set to the Irish air Londonderry Air, is one of the most emotionally resonant folk melodies in the English-speaking world. On steel tongue drum its sweeping, tender phrases ring with a warmth that can genuinely move listeners to tears. The slow waltz tempo and wide melodic arc give players plenty of space to express feeling. A deeply human melody that finds its perfect home on the handpan.
How to play Danny Boy (Londonderry Air) 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 Danny Boy (Londonderry Air).
About this melody
Irish traditional.