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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
For the Beauty of the Earth
Free number tabs for For the Beauty of the Earth on the steel tongue drum. 36 notes, C Major scale, Easy level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
•1
8•1
87
7•1
8•3
0•2
95
5•1
87
76
65
55
5•1
8•1
87
7•1
8•2
9•3
0•2
9•1
87
75
5•1
8•3
0•2
9•1
87
76
65
56
67
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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For the Beauty of the Earth is set to Conrad Kocher's Dix tune from 1838, a warmly radiant melody that perfectly captures the hymn's gratitude for creation and community. On a steel tongue drum the broad, even phrases glow with a quiet reverence, the instrument's natural sustain letting each note resonate like a thanksgiving bell. A serene and accessible piece for players who enjoy lyrical, unhurried sacred melody.
How to play For the Beauty of the Earth 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 For the Beauty of the Earth.
About this melody
Dix, Conrad Kocher 1838.