The steel tongue drum (aka tong drum, tank drum, gluck-o-phone, Hapi drum, mandala, or lotus drum) and the handpan (aka hank drum, UFO drum, zen drum) are percussion musical instruments designed to help you focus on your feelings, sensations, and body.

You don't need classical music training or knowledge of music theory to play them. The main purpose is relaxation, meditation, and traveling through your inner world.

No previous training or skills are necessary to enjoy these fascinating instruments. It is impossible to play them incorrectly.

Anyone can play them: those who want to develop a good sense of rhythm and an ear for music, those who are seeking relaxation after a hard day at work, those who have always had an interest in learning how to play a musical instrument, and those who want to introduce something unusual into their lives and explore their inner selves.

This book is aimed at those who want to add popular melodies to their experimentation.

We use numbers above the classic notes because most modern tongue drums have numbers engraved or painted on their keys. This is great for the absolute beginner who cannot read sheet music.
Because most tongue drums include and are tuned to involve the notes of the main octave, all songs from this book are possible to play in one octave.

Each tongue drum is very different and it is impossible to accommodate songs for all kinds of tongue drums in one book. The songs that have been collected in this book can be played on most drum models. If you have less than 1 octave of keys on your drum, you may need to skip some songs. However, if your drum has many sharp notes, you will need a book that contains chromatic songs. Here, we have collected only simplified diatonic melodies.

Attention: Songs have been transposed for a DIATONIC range. Some melodies might be changed and simplified. If you have flat keys on your instrument, it is recommended that you use the classic sheet music for the piano.

This book includes simple, popular traditional folk songs from 30 countries

Introduction

A Ram Sam Sam - Moroccan Folk Song

Ahrirang - Korean Song

Anile, Anile - Indian Tamil Song

Au Clair de la Lune - French Folk Song

Bound for South Australia - Australian Folk Song

Bim Bum Biddy - American Song

Che Che Koolay - Ghanian Folk Son

Cumpleaños Feliz! - Colombian Song

¿Dónde Están las Llaves? - Spanish Folk Song

Debka Hora - Hebrew Song

Epo I Tai Tai e - New Zealandia Maori Song

Frère Jacques - French Song

Giro Giro Tondo - Italian Folk Song

Gretel, Pastetel - German Song

Hotaru Koi - Japanese Folk Song

Kalinka - Russian Folk Song

Kanzenzenze - Congolese Folk Song

Kum Ba Yah - African American Spiritual

Kum Bachur - Atzel Jewish Song

La Cucaracha - Mexican Song

Lost My Gold Ring - Jamaican Folk Song

Mein Hut - German Song

Pounto to Dakhtilidy - Greek Folk Song

Singapura, Oh Singapura - Singaporean Song

The Grand Old Duke of York - English Folk Song

Tongo - Song from Samoa (Polynesia)

Un Petit Cochon - French Song

Vous Diraije Maman - French Song

Zhao Peng You (Looking looking for my friend) - Chinese Song

Zimbole - African Song