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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Music Alone Shall Live (Round)
Free number tabs for Music Alone Shall Live (Round) on the steel tongue drum. 28 notes, C Major scale, Easy level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
1
15
55
56
66
65
54
44
43
33
32
22
21
15
55
54
44
43
33
32
25
55
54
44
43
33
31
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:
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"Music Alone Shall Live" is a German philosophical round — known in German as "Himmel und Erde" — that declares all earthly things pass away while music endures forever. On a steel tongue drum the meditative, arch-shaped melody carries that sentiment beautifully, each phrase resonating with a quiet sense of permanence. The Twinkle-familiar melodic structure means beginners can pick it up quickly while its depth keeps the song musically satisfying well beyond the first few plays.
How to play Music Alone Shall Live (Round) 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 Music Alone Shall Live (Round).
About this melody
German round (Himmel und Erde).