📖 Song List (Click to Jump)
Before You Start
- Universal Notation: These songs use "Jianpu" (Numbered Notation). 1=Do, 2=Re, 3=Mi. It works for 6, 8, 11, and 13-note drums.
- Complete Songs: We have provided the full melody, not just the first line. Scroll down to play the whole song.
- Free PDF: Want to print these out? Click here to download the Full PDF Songbook.
Playing the steel tongue drum is about flow and completion. There is nothing more frustrating than learning the first line of a song and then stopping because the sheet music ends.
Below, I have transcribed 10 complete songs. I’ve included the A and B sections for "Twinkle Twinkle," the full chorus for "You Are My Sunshine," and the complete progression for "Amazing Grace." These are designed to be played from start to finish.
[[BANNER]]1. How to Read This Music
The Numbers: Match the number on the screen to the sticker on your drum.
The Dots:
• 1 = Mid Octave (No dot)
• 1 = High Octave (Dot above)
• 5 = Low Octave (Dot below)
2. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (Complete)
This version includes the main theme (A), the middle section (B) played twice, and the return to the main theme (A).
3. Mary Had a Little Lamb
4. London Bridge is Falling Down
5. Row, Row, Row Your Boat
6. Ode to Joy (Full Theme)
The famous Beethoven theme. It has an A-A-B-A structure. We include the bridge part (Section B) which goes a bit lower.
7. Amazing Grace
A soul-stirring melody that uses almost the entire range of an 8-note drum.
8. You Are My Sunshine (Chorus)
9. Silent Night
10. Happy Birthday to You
11. Auld Lang Syne
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thank you
Just bought a drum
I just got my 14" 15 note drum today and I am so excited – - I am a private music teacher and in the summer my students get to choose a music project or instrument to learn different from what they did during the school year.