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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
This Little Light of Mine
Free number tabs for This Little Light of Mine on the steel tongue drum. 27 notes, C Major scale, Beginner level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
5
55
55
55
56
65
53
33
33
35
55
56
65
57
77
77
77
77
7•1
87
76
65
56
67
75
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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This Little Light of Mine is a bright, defiant African-American spiritual that has inspired civil rights marchers and Sunday-school children alike with its message of individual courage. On a steel tongue drum the cheerful, repeated melody rings out with an infectious clarity, making it impossible to play without feeling uplifted. Its short, repetitive phrases and steady tempo make it an ideal first spiritual for beginners.
How to play This Little Light of Mine 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 This Little Light of Mine.
About this melody
African American spiritual, traditional.