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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Fairest Lord Jesus
Free number tabs for Fairest Lord Jesus on the steel tongue drum. 33 notes, C Major scale, Easy level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
5
5•1
87
76
65
55
56
67
7•1
85
53
35
5•1
87
76
6•1
8•2
9•1
87
76
65
5•1
87
76
65
54
43
32
23
34
45
51
11–7 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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Fairest Lord Jesus is set to a Silesian folk hymn tune brought to prominence by American arrangements in the 1850s, its open, pastoral melody evoking fields and birdsong. On a steel tongue drum the flowing, unhurried contour feels deeply contemplative, the instrument's warm overtones amplifying the melody's sense of natural beauty and praise. A lovely choice for players who enjoy lyrical, meditative sacred music.
How to play Fairest Lord Jesus 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 Fairest Lord Jesus.
About this melody
Silesian folk hymn tune, arr. Willis 1850.