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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Now Thank We All Our God
Free number tabs for Now Thank We All Our God on the steel tongue drum. 36 notes, C Major scale, Easy level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
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12
23
33
32
21
13
33
34
45
55
55
54
43
32
23
32
21
11
12
23
34
45
55
56
67
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8•1
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76
65
54
43
32
21
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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Now Thank We All Our God is set to Johann Crüger's Nun danket tune from 1648, a melody of exuberant, flowing gratitude born from the devastation of the Thirty Years' War. On a steel tongue drum the bright, step-wise phrases feel genuinely celebratory, the instrument's clear attack giving each note a festive ring. Its regular rhythm and moderately brisk tempo suit players comfortable with continuous melodic motion.
How to play Now Thank We All Our God 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 Now Thank We All Our God.
About this melody
Nun danket, Johann Crüger 1648.