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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
O Holy Night (Cantique de Noël) — chorus only
Free number tabs for O Holy Night (Cantique de Noël) — chorus only on the steel tongue drum. 30 notes, C Major scale, Easy level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
5
56
65
5•1
8•1
8•3
0•2
9•1
87
77
7•2
9•2
9•5
W•3
0•2
9•1
87
7•1
83
35
55
56
65
54
43
31
13
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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O Holy Night — Cantique de Noël — was composed by Adolphe Adam in 1847 and remains one of the most emotionally powerful carols ever written, its chorus rising to a climax of joyful proclamation. On a steel tongue drum the soaring phrases resonate with a cathedral-like grandeur, the slow tempo giving every note space to breathe and bloom. Players who have learned the basics will find this chorus an expressive and rewarding next step.
How to play O Holy Night (Cantique de Noël) — chorus only 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 O Holy Night (Cantique de Noël) — chorus only.
About this melody
Adolphe Adam, 1847 (public domain).