What are the keys to Amazing Grace?

What are the keys to Amazing Grace?

“Amazing Grace” is most often found written in the key of G- this is a good key for Sopranos, Tenors and Baritones (high/medium high voices). Print out the sheet music so you can look at it/make notes as you practice with the piano track.

What is the first note in Amazing Grace?

‘Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, And grace my fears relieved. The hour I first believed. And grace will lead me home.

Are grace notes optional?

Grace notes, unlike what are referred to as cue-notes, never affect the rhythmic subdivision, or musical “count” of the bar in which they are contained – and therefore, do not require other notes to be dropped from the bar to keep the time signature intact.

What is the purpose of a grace note?

A grace note is a brief note that functions as ornamentation for the note that follows it, which is known as a main note or principal note. In performance practice, grace notes function as an acciaccatura, a term in music theory that describes ornamentation or embellishment.

What is a slashed grace note?

The slashed grace note is a small note, while the main note appears full-size. Typically the two notes are connected by a slur. A slashed grace note followed by a normal-sized principal note means the composer wants you to glide through the first note and sound the main note on a strong beat.

What does 2 lines on a note mean?

[English] A diagonal line (or lines) through the stem of a note or either above or below a note to indicate a subdivision of that note with additional attacks. Typically, one slash indicates two notes should be performed in the place of the original note, two slashes would indicate four notes, etc.

What does 3 lines under a note mean?

At first glance, this notation looks like too many beats are in each measure, but the three diagonal lines between the notes signal you that this is a tremolo. These two notes share the note length. Therefore, you only count the beats of the first note. You can also play tremolo chords.

How do half notes sound?

In the midi/audio examples below, the counts are represented by the clicks, and notes represented by a guitar sound. This is called a HALF NOTE, it is equal to 2 BEATS. This is called a QUARTER NOTE, it is equal to 1 BEAT. This is called a EIGHTH NOTE, it is equal to HALF A BEAT or TWO EVENLY PLACED NOTES EVERY BEAT.