In this songbook, we’ve gathered a collection of English-language romantic songs and ballads from various countries, including England, Ireland, Scotland, the USA, and Australia. The book features 62 songs, all of which can be played on any keyboard instrument with 13 or more notes. Versatility Across Instruments These songs can be played on various keyboard instruments such as the piano and melodica, as well as non-keyboard instruments like the xylophone or kalimba, provided they have sufficient notes. Beginner-Friendly Notation While all the melodies are written in traditional musical notation, this book is also beginner-friendly. For those who aren’t yet comfortable reading sheet music, we’ve included corresponding letter inside each note. The letters used in this book follow the common musical notation system, ranging from C to B for each octave. QR Code Resources Each song has 2 QR codes coming with it. The QR code with rounded corners leads to the song played on a tongue drum. The square QR code leads to Youtube. Scan this code to hear the song played by professionals. While these recordings may not exactly match the versions notated in this book, they serve as useful guides for understanding the melody and rhythm. Song Variations This songbook contains 52 unique songs. Additionally, 10 songs are presented in two variations, differing in pitch, note lengths, or the number of notes, giving you even more options to explore. We hope you enjoy the timeless charm of these traditional romantic songs and ballads. Whether you’re a complete beginner or more experienced, this collection offers a quick and enjoyable path to learning and playing these beautiful melodies. Contents Annie Laurie Au Clair de la Lune Aura Lee Beautiful Brown Eyes Bella Ciao Blood on the Saddle Bound for South Australia Brennan on the Moor Bridal Chorus Bury Me Noton the Lone Prairie Butcher Boy Cliffs of Doneen Come Back, Liza Cotton Eyed Joe Down by the Salley Gardens Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes Hi’ilawe House of the Rising Sun I Gave My Love a Cherry Isn’t It Grand, Boys? Italian Waltz James Connoly Lavender’s Blue Long, Long Ago Man of Constant Sorrow Molly Malone My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean My Home’s in Montana My Singing Bird My Wild Irish Rose Old Folks at Home The Red River Valley Scarborough Fair She Wore a Yellow Ribbon Skibbereen Spancil Hill Sweet Betsy from Pike The Banks of Claudy The Boys of Fairhill The Curragh of Kildare The Irish Rover The Kerry Recruit The Meeting of the Waters The Northern Lights of Aberdeen The Rocks of Bawn The Snowy-Breasted Pearl The Spanish Lady Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree Vive L’Amour Wanderin’ Weile Walia Wildwood Flower

In this songbook, we’ve compiled a collection of traditional English-language songs and ballads from various countries, including England, Ireland, Scotland, the USA, and Australia. The book features 77 songs, all of which can be played on any C-major tongue drum with 13 or more keys. Most of the songs can also be played on an 11-key tongue drum. All melodies are written in traditional musical notation, but this book is beginner-friendly as well. For those unfamiliar with reading sheet music, we’ve added corresponding numbers above each note. The numbering system in this book uses the common diatonic scale, with numbers ranging from 1 to 7 to represent the notes of each octave. Each page includes QR codes that link to recordings of the songs. While these recordings may not exactly match the traditional versions notated in this book, they serve as useful guides for understanding the melodies and rhythms. Playing by Numbers For tongue drums with numbered musical notation, the numbers 1 to 7 represent the notes of the diatonic major scale. Dots above or below the numbers indicate notes from a higher or lower octave, respectively. The songs in this books are adapted for the tongue drums with C-major scale. The number of notes available to you will depend on the range of your tongue drum. Contents Alabama Gal Annie Laurie Aura Lee Barbara Polka Bayou Sara Beautiful Brown Eyes Bella Ciao Big Rock Candy Mountains Blood on the Saddle Bound for South Australia Brennan on the Moor Bridal Chorus Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie Butcher Boy Cliffs of Doneen Come Back Liza Cotton Eyed Joe Daddy Fox Down by the Salley Gardens Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes Drunken Sailor Fire In the Mountains For He Is a Folly Good Fellow Get Along Little Doggies Henry My Son Hi’ilawe Hopping Dance I Gave My Love a Cherry Isn’t It Grand, Boys? Italian Waltz James Connoly Land of the Silver Birch Largo from the “New World Symphone” Dvorak Lavender’s Blue Long, Long Ago Man of Constant Sorrow Molly Malone My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean My Home’s in Montana My Paddle My Singing Bird My Wild Irish Rose O Christmas Tree Oh Dear What Can the Matter Be Oh How Lovely the Evening Is Old Folks at Home Old Jim Slack Grey Horse Peace Round Pigeon on the Gate Scarborough Fair She Wore a Yellow Ribbon She’ll Be Coming Round the Mountain Skibbereen Spancil Hill Sweet Betsy From Pike The Banks of Claudy The Bonny Boy The Boys of Fairhill The Curragh of Kildare The Galway Races The Irish Rover The Kerry Recruit The Meeting of the Waters The Northern Lights of Aberdeen The Rocks of Bawn The Snowy-Breasted Pearl The Spanish Lady Three Score and Ten Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Ra Town of Ballybay Trees Grow Tall Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree Vive L’Amour Wanderin’ Weile Walia Wildwood Flower Wreck of Old ‘97

Welcome to the enchanting realm of kalimba music! Here’s everything you need to start playing beautiful melodies. No prior musical experience or the ability to read sheet music is required to start playing immediately. This sheet music is adaptable to any kalimba you have, whether it’s a compact 10-note instrument or a larger 17-note kalimba. Each circle on the sheet corresponds to a specific note number, matching each key on your kalimba. Playing is as simple as following the numbers. It’s important to remember, however, that the circles do not represent semitones. The end of the book contains songs that demonstrate rhythm and note duration, so you can feel like a real musician! All pages also have QR codes that link to songs. While these examples may not demonstrate our simplified melodies and may not always be performed on a kalimba, they help in understanding the melodies and rhythm.

Welcome to the enchanting realm of kalimba music! Here’s everything you need to start playing beautiful melodies. No prior musical experience or the ability to read sheet music is required to start playing immediately. This sheet music is adaptable to any kalimba you have, whether it’s a compact 10-note instrument or a larger 17-note kalimba. Each circle on the sheet corresponds to a specific note number, matching each key on your kalimba. Playing is as simple as following the numbers. It’s important to remember, however, that the circles do not represent semitones. The end of the book contains songs that demonstrate rhythm and note duration, so you can feel like a real musician! All pages also have QR codes that link to songs. While these examples may not demonstrate our simplified melodies and may not always be performed on a kalimba, they help in understanding the melodies and rhythm.

Welcome to the enchanting realm of kalimba music! Here’s everything you need to start playing beautiful melodies. No prior musical experience or the ability to read sheet music is required to start playing immediately. This sheet music is adaptable to any kalimba you have, whether it’s a compact 10-note instrument or a larger 17-note kalimba. Each circle on the sheet corresponds to a specific note number, matching each key on your kalimba. Playing is as simple as following the numbers. It’s important to remember, however, that the circles do not represent semitones. The end of the book contains songs that demonstrate rhythm and note duration, so you can feel like a real musician! All pages also have QR codes that link to songs. While these examples may not demonstrate our simplified melodies and may not always be performed on a kalimba, they help in understanding the melodies and rhythm.

Welcome to the enchanting realm of kalimba music! Here’s everything you need to start playing beautiful melodies. No prior musical experience or the ability to read sheet music is required to start playing immediately. This sheet music is adaptable to any kalimba you have, whether it’s a compact 10-note instrument or a larger 17-note kalimba. Each circle on the sheet corresponds to a specific note number, matching each key on your kalimba. Playing is as simple as following the numbers. It’s important to remember, however, that the circles do not represent semitones. The end of the book contains songs that demonstrate rhythm and note duration, so you can feel like a real musician!

Welcome to the enchanting realm of kalimba music! Here’s everything you need to start playing beautiful melodies. No prior musical experience or the ability to read sheet music is required to start playing immediately. This sheet music is adaptable to any kalimba you have, whether it’s a compact 8-note instrument or a larger 17-note kalimba. Each circle on the sheet corresponds to a specific note number, matching each key on your kalimba. Playing is as simple as following the numbers. It’s important to remember, however, that the circles do not represent semitones. The end of the book contains songs that demonstrate rhythm and note duration, so you can feel like a real musician!

Welcome to the enchanting realm of kalimba music! Here’s everything you need to start playing beautiful melodies. No prior musical experience or the ability to read sheet music is required to start playing immediately. This sheet music is adaptable to any kalimba you have, whether it’s a compact 10-note instrument or a larger 17-note kalimba. Each circle on the sheet corresponds to a specific note number, matching each key on your kalimba. Playing is as simple as following the numbers. It’s important to remember, however, that the circles do not represent semitones. This book contains songs that demonstrate rhythm and note duration, so you can feel like a real musician! All pages also have QR codes that link to songs. While these examples may not demonstrate our simplified melodies and may not always be performed on a kalimba, they help in understanding the melodies and rhythm.

Welcome to the enchanting realm of kalimba music! Here’s everything you need to start playing beautiful melodies. No prior musical experience or the ability to read sheet music is required to start playing immediately. This sheet music is adaptable to any kalimba you have, whether it’s a compact 8-note instrument or a larger 17-note kalimba. Each circle on the sheet corresponds to a specific note number, matching each key on your kalimba. Playing is as simple as following the numbers. It’s important to remember, however, that the circles do not represent semitones. The end of the book contains songs that demonstrate rhythm and note duration, so you can feel like a real musician!

Welcome to the enchanting realm of kalimba music! Here’s everything you need to start playing beautiful melodies. No prior musical experience or the ability to read sheet music is required to start playing immediately. This sheet music is adaptable to any kalimba you have, whether it’s a compact 8-note instrument or a larger 17-note kalimba. Each circle on the sheet corresponds to a specific note number, matching each key on your kalimba. Playing is as simple as following the numbers. It’s important to remember, however, that the circles do not represent semitones. The end of the book contains songs that demonstrate rhythm and note duration, so you can feel like a real musician! Certain pages also have QR codes that link to songs. While these examples may not demonstrate our simplified melodies and may not always be performed on a kalimba, they help in understanding the melodies and rhythm.

Welcome to the enchanting realm of kalimba music! Here’s everything you need to start playing beautiful melodies. No prior musical experience or the ability to read sheet music is required to start playing immediately. This sheet music is adaptable to any kalimba you have, whether it’s a compact 10-note instrument or a larger 17-note kalimba. Each circle on the sheet corresponds to a specific note number, matching each key on your kalimba. Playing is as simple as following the numbers. It’s important to remember, however, that the circles do not represent semitones. The end of the book contains songs that demonstrate rhythm and note duration, so you can feel like a real musician! All pages also have QR codes that link to songs. While these examples may not demonstrate our simplified melodies and may not always be performed on a kalimba, they help in understanding the melodies and rhythm.

Welcome to the enchanting realm of kalimba music! Here’s everything you need to start playing beautiful melodies. No prior musical experience or the ability to read sheet music is required to start playing immediately. This sheet music is adaptable to any kalimba you have, whether it’s a compact 8-note instrument or a larger 17-note kalimba. Each circle on the sheet corresponds to a specific note number, matching each key on your kalimba. Playing is as simple as following the numbers. It’s important to remember, however, that the circles do not represent semitones. The end of the book contains songs that demonstrate rhythm and note duration, so you can feel like a real musician!

Welcome to the enchanting realm of kalimba music! Here’s everything you need to start playing beautiful melodies. No prior musical experience or the ability to read sheet music is required to start playing immediately. This sheet music is adaptable to any kalimba you have, whether it’s a compact 8-note instrument or a larger 17-note kalimba. Each circle on the sheet corresponds to a specific note number, matching each key on your kalimba. Playing is as simple as following the numbers. It’s important to remember, however, that the circles do not represent semitones. The end of the book contains songs that demonstrate rhythm and note duration, so you can feel like a real musician!

Welcome to the enchanting realm of kalimba music! Here’s everything you need to start playing beautiful melodies. No prior musical experience or the ability to read sheet music is required to start playing immediately. This sheet music is adaptable to any kalimba you have, whether it’s a compact 8-note instrument or a larger 17-note kalimba. Each circle on the sheet corresponds to a specific note number, matching each key on your kalimba. Playing is as simple as following the numbers. It’s important to remember, however, that the circles do not represent semitones. The end of the book contains songs that demonstrate rhythm and note duration, so you can feel like a real musician! Certain pages also have QR codes that link to songs. While these examples may not demonstrate our simplified melodies and may not always be performed on a kalimba, they help in understanding the melodies and rhythm.

Welcome to the enchanting realm of kalimba music! Here’s everything you need to start playing beautiful melodies. No prior musical experience or the ability to read sheet music is required to start playing immediately. This sheet music is adaptable to any kalimba you have, whether it’s a compact 8-note instrument or a larger 17-note kalimba. Each circle on the sheet corresponds to a specific note number, matching each key on your kalimba. Playing is as simple as following the numbers. It’s important to remember, however, that the circles do not represent semitones. The end of the book contains songs that demonstrate rhythm and note duration, so you can feel like a real musician! Certain pages also have QR codes that link to songs. While these examples may not demonstrate our simplified melodies and may not always be performed on a kalimba, they help in understanding the melodies and rhythm.

Welcome to the enchanting realm of kalimba music! Here’s everything you need to start playing beautiful melodies. No prior musical experience or the ability to read sheet music is required to start playing immediately. This sheet music is adaptable to any kalimba you have, whether it’s a compact 10-note instrument or a larger 17-note kalimba. Each circle on the sheet corresponds to a specific note number, matching each key on your kalimba. Playing is as simple as following the numbers. It’s important to remember, however, that the circles do not represent semitones. The end of the book contains songs that demonstrate rhythm and note duration, so you can feel like a real musician! Certain pages also have QR codes that link to songs. While these examples may not demonstrate our simplified melodies and may not always be performed on a kalimba, they help in understanding the melodies and rhythm.

Welcome to the enchanting realm of kalimba music! Here’s everything you need to start playing beautiful melodies. No prior musical experience or the ability to read sheet music is required to start playing immediately. This sheet music is adaptable to any kalimba you have, whether it’s a compact 10-note instrument or a larger 17-note kalimba. Each circle on the sheet corresponds to a specific note number, matching each key on your kalimba. Playing is as simple as following the numbers. It’s important to remember, however, that the circles do not represent semitones. The end of the book contains songs that demonstrate rhythm and note duration, so you can feel like a real musician! All pages also have QR codes that link to songs. While these examples may not demonstrate our simplified melodies and may not always be performed on a kalimba, they help in understanding the melodies and rhythm.

Welcome to the enchanting realm of kalimba music! Here’s everything you need to start playing beautiful melodies. No prior musical experience or the ability to read sheet music is required to start playing immediately. This sheet music is adaptable to any kalimba you have, whether it’s a compact 10-note instrument or a larger 17-note kalimba. Each circle on the sheet corresponds to a specific note number, matching each key on your kalimba. Playing is as simple as following the numbers. It’s important to remember, however, that the circles do not represent semitones. The end of the book contains songs that demonstrate rhythm and note duration, so you can feel like a real musician!

Welcome to the enchanting realm of kalimba music! Here’s everything you need to start playing beautiful melodies. No prior musical experience or the ability to read sheet music is required to start playing immediately. This sheet music is adaptable to any kalimba you have, whether it’s a compact 8-note instrument or a larger 17-note kalimba. Each circle on the sheet corresponds to a specific note number, matching each key on your kalimba. Playing is as simple as following the numbers. It’s important to remember, however, that the circles do not represent semitones. The end of the book contains songs that demonstrate rhythm and note duration, so you can feel like a real musician! Certain pages also have QR codes that link to songs. While these examples may not demonstrate our simplified melodies and may not always be performed on a kalimba, they help in understanding the melodies and rhythm.

This book is designed for absolute beginner musicians who want to start playing popular melodies. All song melodies in this book feature numbers written instead of the traditional music score system, making it accessible for absolute beginners who cannot read sheet music. You can play by number if you’re not familiar with musical notes. Numbers are used because most modern tongue drums have the numbers engraved or painted on their keys. In tongue drums with numbered musical notation, numbers 1 to 7 represent the keys of the diatonic major scale. Dots above or below the numbers indicate notes from higher or lower octaves, respectively. Your drum can be numbered from 1 to 8, where 8 corresponds to the note C of the next octave. For simplicity, we marked the note C of the next octave as 1 with a dot above it, as this is the convention used by most popular tongue drum models. It’s important to note that the circles do not represent semi-tones. Each circle on the sheet corresponds to a specific note number, matching a key on your tongue drum. The duration of the notes is shown by the parentheses following the circles. The more parentheses after the circle, the longer the note’s duration. Each tongue drum’s sound scale varies significantly, making it impossible to tailor songs for every model in one book. Therefore, you might need to skip some songs if your drum lacks certain tones required for those pieces. Every page includes QR codes that link to the appropriate song. While these examples might not feature our simplified melodies, they help in understanding the melodies and rhythm. Contents: Alice the Camel All Join Hands and Circle to the Left Animal Fair Barnyard Song Bend and Stretch Big Clocks Bim Bum Biddy Bluebird Bought Me A Cat Buckeye Jim Cackle Cackle Mother Goose Camptown Races Chicken on a Fence Post Come Back Home My Little Chicks Creeping Creeping Little Flea Crocodile Diddle Diddle Dumpling Do Your Ears Hang Low Elevator Song Finger Family Five Little Ducks Five Little Monkeys Five Little Monkeys Swinging in a Tree Georgie Porgie Halloween Song Hickety Pickety My Black Hen I Go Up the Apple Tree I Went to Visit a Farm One Day Im A Little Teapot Im A Nut Jig Jog Johnny Works With One Hammer Kangaroo Skippy Roo Lightly Row Li’l Liza Jane Little Sally Water My Hat O Christmas Tree Oh How Lovely Is The Evening Old Mother Hubbard One Elephant One Potato One Two Buckle My Shoe See-Saw Margery Daw Soft Kitty Star Light Teddy Bear Ten Little Pigs The Cuckoo and the Donkey There Was A Princess Long Ago This Little Light of Mine This Little Pig Went to Market This Old Man Three Blue Pigeons Tommy Thumb Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Ral Trees Grow Tall Two Little Blackbirds Sitting on a Hill Two Little Dicky Birds When Goldilocks Went to the House of the Bears Why Doesn’t My Goose