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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Ode to Joy (Beethoven Symphony 9)
Free number tabs for Ode to Joy (Beethoven Symphony 9) on the steel tongue drum. 30 notes, C Major scale, Beginner level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
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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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Beethoven composed his Ode to Joy as the choral finale of the Ninth Symphony in 1824, and it has since become a universal symbol of human unity. The melody's simple, stepwise motion makes it one of the most accessible tunes to learn on a steel tongue drum, while its inherent warmth and optimism give every performance an uplifting quality. An essential piece for any tongue drum repertoire.
How to play Ode to Joy (Beethoven Symphony 9) 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 beginner arrangement and a simplified, single-instrument version of Ode to Joy (Beethoven Symphony 9).
About this melody
Beethoven.