D-Major Tongue Drum - 47 Simple Songs for Beginners: Play by Notes or by Numbers

D-major tongue drums are among the most popular types of tongue drums. However,
finding sheet music or songbooks specifically adapted for this scale can be a
challenge. In response to popular demand, we have carefully selected and transposed
47 songs to fit the D-major key, making it easier for players to enjoy a variety of
melodies.

This collection includes 33 well-known and simple children’s songs, perfect for
beginners, along with 14 romantic songs, ballads and hymns suited for an adult
audience. Each piece is adapted to be played on tongue drums tuned to the D-major
scale.

Playable on Different Drum Sizes
The arrangements in this book are designed to accommodate various D-major tongue
drums:

• A 15-note D-major tongue drum (the most common model) allows you to
  play all 47 songs.
• A 13-note D-major tongue drum can also play the full selection.
• A 11-note tongue drum enables you to play 28 songs.
• A 8-note tongue drum fits 21 of the songs in this book.

Playing by Numbers
For tongue drums with numbered notation, the numbers 1 to 7 represent the notes of
the major scale. Dots above or below the numbers indicate higher or lower octaves,
respectively.

Enhance Your Learning with QR Codes
To help you master each song, we’ve included two QR codes on every song page:

• Audio Recordings: Scan the QR codes with rounded corners to hear
  the song played on a D-major tongue drum, following the exact notation from
  the book.
• YouTube Videos: Scan the black square QR codes to watch professional
  performances of the songs. These versions may vary slightly from the book’s
  arrangements but serve as excellent references for rhythm and melody.

List of Songs
CHILDREN’S SONGS
Alabama Gal
Alouette
Chook Chook
Closet Key
Come Back Home, My Little Chicks
Dear Liza
Farmer in the Dell
Fee Fi Foe Fum
Frog in the Meadow
Georgie Porgie
Going Over the Sea
Green Grass Grows All Around
Here We Go, Gathering Nuts in May
I Had a Little Nut Tree
I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
I’m a Nut
Lazy Mary
Little Bells of Westminster
Little Polly Flinders
Little Sally Water
Nobody Loves Me
Oh We Can Play on the Big Bass Drum
Old King Cole
Peanut Butter
Peter Piper
See-Saw Margery Daw
Starlight, Starbright
Taps (Butterfield’s Lullaby)
There Was a Princess
Three Little Kittens
Tom Tom the Piper Son
Turn Again Whittington
We are dancing (Wolf)

ADULT SONGS
Brennan on the Moor
Cindy
Cotton Eyed Joe
Do Lord
Down the Road
Little Mohee
Peace Like a River
The Galway Shawl
Tom Dooley
Waltzing Matilda
Weile Walia
Whisky in a Jar
Wild Colonial Boy
Wild Rover