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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Kojo no Tsuki (Castle in the Ruins)
Free number tabs for Kojo no Tsuki (Castle in the Ruins) on the steel tongue drum. 22 notes, C Major Pentatonic scale, Easy level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
5
46
55
43
35
42
23
35
43
32
23
35
46
5•1
66
55
46
53
35
46
55
41–7 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 Pentatonic scale, then tap the petals or press these keyboard keys in order, following the tab above:
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Kojo no Tsuki — 'The Moon Over the Ruined Castle' — is a haunting Japanese art song from the Meiji era that has become a timeless classic. On the steel tongue drum its melancholy, arching phrases resonate with a warmth that perfectly matches the imagery of moonlit ruins. The unhurried tempo and flowing melodic contour suit an easy intermediate player.
How to play Kojo no Tsuki (Castle in the Ruins) on a tongue drum
The numbers above are the standard tongue-drum number notation. Each digit is a note of the C Major Pentatonic 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 Kojo no Tsuki (Castle in the Ruins).
About this melody
Japanese traditional.