Composer unknown · American hymn tune New Britain · G major · 3/4 · 80 BPM · 16 bars · Hymns
Amazing Grace sits in Hymns, written in G major. It uses 3 chords across 16 bars, at about 80 BPM.
GCD
G
C
D
| 1 | G | · | · | · |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | · | C | D | · |
| 3 | G | · | · | · |
| 4 | · | D / G | · | · |
In three, four phrases of four bars. Stay on G through the opening line; C colours the second phrase, then D takes the cadence. In the last line D gets only two beats: the tune reaches G a beat before the bar, and G closes. Do not hurry those last bars.
| Keys | Chord chart |
|---|---|
| C major | C · F · G · C · G · C |
| Db major | Db · Gb · Ab · Db · Ab · Db |
| D major | D · G · A · D · A · D |
| Eb major | Eb · Ab · Bb · Eb · Bb · Eb |
| E major | E · A · B · E · B · E |
| F major | F · Bb · C · F · C · F |
| F# major | F# · B · C# · F# · C# · F# |
| G major · Written in this key | G · C · D · G · D · G |
| Ab major | Ab · Db · Eb · Ab · Eb · Ab |
| A major | A · D · E · A · E · A |
| Bb major | Bb · Eb · F · Bb · F · Bb |
| B major | B · E · F# · B · F# · B |
The tune New Britain is a folk melody by an unknown composer, published in 1835 in William Walker’s Southern Harmony paired with John Newton’s 1779 text. With no identifiable composer and a publication 190 years old, the term has expired in Korea, the EU and the US alike. The 1835 Southern Harmony printing and the 1779 date of Newton’s text were checked by search.
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