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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Free number tabs for Hark the Herald Angels Sing on the steel tongue drum. 39 notes, C Major scale, Easy level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
5
56
65
54
43
33
34
43
32
21
15
55
56
65
54
43
33
34
43
32
21
12
22
25
52
23
34
44
47
74
45
56
65
54
43
32
25
55
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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Hark the Herald Angels Sing pairs Charles Wesley's 1739 words with Felix Mendelssohn's soaring melody — one of the most triumphant carols ever written. On a steel tongue drum the broad, singing phrases feel joyful and uplifting, the natural sustain of the instrument lending each note a hymn-like glow. A great choice for players stepping beyond beginner level.
How to play Hark the Herald Angels Sing 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 Hark the Herald Angels Sing.
About this melody
Charles Wesley 1739 / Felix Mendelssohn arr. 1840 (public domain).