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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Praise to the Lord the Almighty
Free number tabs for Praise to the Lord the Almighty on the steel tongue drum. 36 notes, C Major scale, Easy level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
3
35
56
65
53
31
12
23
34
45
55
56
67
7•1
87
76
65
5•1
87
76
65
54
43
32
21
13
35
56
6•1
87
76
65
54
43
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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Praise to the Lord the Almighty is set to the German "Lobe den Herren" tune from 1665, a grand baroque melody that has inspired congregations for over three and a half centuries. On a steel tongue drum the stately, long-phrased melody feels genuinely uplifting, the natural sustain of the instrument lending each note a rich, organ-like resonance. Its clear step-wise motion and even rhythm suit players building their classical-sacred repertoire.
How to play Praise to the Lord the Almighty 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 Praise to the Lord the Almighty.
About this melody
Lobe den Herren, German hymn tune 1665.