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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes
Free number tabs for Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes on the steel tongue drum. 25 notes, C Major scale, Easy level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
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9•1
8•2
9•3
0•5
W•3
0•2
9•1
8•3
0•2
9•1
85
55
56
67
7•1
8•2
9•1
87
76
6•1
87
76
65
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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Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes is a stately English folk melody setting the 17th-century poem by Ben Jonson. On a steel tongue drum its dignified, flowing phrases carry a timeless, noble quality that suits the instrument's warm resonance beautifully. The moderate tempo and smooth stepwise motion make it comfortable for easy-level players. A refined piece of English musical heritage with quiet, enduring charm.
How to play Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes 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 Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes.
About this melody
English traditional.