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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Joy to the World (Opening)
Free number tabs for Joy to the World (Opening) on the steel tongue drum. 15 notes, C Major scale, Easy level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
7
76
65
54
43
32
21
15
55
56
66
67
77
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81–7 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 opening line is a complete descending major scale — the single best exercise for learning every tongue from top to bottom in order.
How to play Joy to the World (Opening) 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 Joy to the World (Opening).
About this melody
Lowell Mason / George Frideric Handel, 1848 (public domain).