Composer unknown · American hymn tune New Britain · G major · 3/4 · 66 BPM · 16 bars · Hymns
Amazing Grace sits in Hymns, written in G major. It uses 3 chords across 16 bars, at about 66 BPM.
GCD
G
C
D
| 1 | G | · | C | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | · | · | D | · |
| 3 | G | · | C | G |
| 4 | · | D | G | · |
Very slowly in three, one breath per chord. The climb to D at the end of the first line is where to take a deep breath, and the last two bars of G must not be hurried or the song will not feel finished.
| Keys | Chord chart |
|---|---|
| C major | C · F · C · G · C · F · C · G · C |
| Db major | Db · Gb · Db · Ab · Db · Gb · Db · Ab · Db |
| D major | D · G · D · A · D · G · D · A · D |
| Eb major | Eb · Ab · Eb · Bb · Eb · Ab · Eb · Bb · Eb |
| E major | E · A · E · B · E · A · E · B · E |
| F major | F · Bb · F · C · F · Bb · F · C · F |
| F# major | F# · B · F# · C# · F# · B · F# · C# · F# |
| G major · Written in this key | G · C · G · D · G · C · G · D · G |
| Ab major | Ab · Db · Ab · Eb · Ab · Db · Ab · Eb · Ab |
| A major | A · D · A · E · A · D · A · E · A |
| Bb major | Bb · Eb · Bb · F · Bb · Eb · Bb · F · Bb |
| B major | B · E · B · F# · B · E · 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.