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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
The Parting Glass
Free number tabs for The Parting Glass on the steel tongue drum. 24 notes, C Major scale, Easy level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
•1
8•1
87
7•1
8•3
0•2
9•1
87
76
65
53
35
55
56
67
7•1
8•2
97
7•1
87
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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The Parting Glass is one of the most beloved farewell songs in the Irish and Scottish tradition, a toast to friendship and the bittersweet end of an evening. On the steel tongue drum the gentle, measured phrases resonate with quiet dignity, the instrument's sustain lending each note an emotional weight that words alone cannot convey. The moderate tempo and lyrical contour make it a deeply expressive piece for players with some experience.
How to play The Parting Glass 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 The Parting Glass.
About this melody
Irish/Scottish folk.