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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Jesu Joy of Man Desiring (chorale theme)
Free number tabs for Jesu Joy of Man Desiring (chorale theme) on the steel tongue drum. 33 notes, C Major scale, Intermediate level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
6
67
76
6•1
87
76
65
56
67
75
52
23
34
45
56
65
54
43
32
23
31
15
54
43
32
23
35
56
65
54
43
32
21–7 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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The chorale theme from Bach's Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben (BWV 147, 1723) distils the beloved "Jesu, Joy" melody into its essential harmonic architecture, revealing the stately four-part chorale beneath the famous flowing triplets. On a steel tongue drum the dignified, chord-by-chord melody resonates with a warm, hymn-like nobility quite different from the ornate version. Intermediate players will appreciate the harmonic clarity and meditative pacing of this Bach chorale arrangement.
How to play Jesu Joy of Man Desiring (chorale theme) 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 intermediate arrangement and a simplified, single-instrument version of Jesu Joy of Man Desiring (chorale theme).
About this melody
Bach chorale Herz und Mund, J.S. Bach 1723.