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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Steal Away (to Jesus)
Free number tabs for Steal Away (to Jesus) on the steel tongue drum. 23 notes, C Major scale, Beginner level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
7
7•2
9•2
9•1
87
75
56
67
75
57
76
65
57
7•2
9•2
9•1
87
76
67
76
65
55
51–7 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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Steal Away is a hushed, deeply poetic African-American spiritual whose quiet melody carried double meaning — both a call to secret worship and a coded signal for the journey north to freedom. On a steel tongue drum the slow, arching phrases feel utterly meditative, the long notes fading gradually like a whispered prayer. Its unhurried tempo and narrow range make it one of the most hauntingly beautiful beginner-level pieces in the sacred tradition.
How to play Steal Away (to Jesus) 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 Steal Away (to Jesus).
About this melody
African American spiritual, traditional.