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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Frère Jacques (Are You Sleeping)
Free number tabs for Frère Jacques (Are You Sleeping) on the steel tongue drum. 32 notes, C Major scale, Beginner level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
2
23
31
11
12
23
31
13
34
45
53
34
45
55
56
65
54
43
31
15
56
65
54
43
31
11
15
51
11
15
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:
123456
A calm, looping round that fits neatly inside one octave. The four short phrases each repeat once, so it is quick to memorise.
How to play Frère Jacques (Are You Sleeping) 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 Frère Jacques (Are You Sleeping).
About this melody
Traditional French round (public domain).