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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Doxology (Old Hundredth)
Free number tabs for Doxology (Old Hundredth) on the steel tongue drum. 24 notes, C Major scale, Beginner level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
5
56
65
57
7•1
87
75
56
67
76
65
52
23
34
45
56
67
7•1
87
76
65
54
45
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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The Doxology — Old Hundredth — is one of Christianity's most ancient surviving melodies, dating to the Genevan Psalter of 1551 and arranged by Louis Bourgeois. On a steel tongue drum the stately, even-note hymn tune resonates with timeless simplicity, its unhurried quarter-note motion perfectly suited to the instrument's natural sustain. Four clear phrases and a narrow range make it an ideal first sacred piece for new players.
How to play Doxology (Old Hundredth) 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 Doxology (Old Hundredth).
About this melody
Genevan Psalter 1551, Louis Bourgeois.