Joseph Brackett (1797–1882) · G major · 4/4 · 92 BPM · 16 bars · Folk & traditional
Simple Gifts sits in Folk & traditional, written in G major. It uses 4 chords across 16 bars, at about 92 BPM.
GCDEm
G
C
D
Em
| 1 | G | C | D | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | · | D | Em | G |
| 3 | · | D | C | G |
| 4 | · | D | G | · |
Sixteen bars, unhurried Shaker dance in G with a two-beat pickup. The tune turns in the middle on D–Em then comes home. A dance, not a dirge.
| Keys | Chord chart |
|---|---|
| C major | C · F · G · C · G · Am · C · G · F · C · G · C |
| Db major | Db · Gb · Ab · Db · Ab · Bbm · Db · Ab · Gb · Db · Ab · Db |
| D major | D · G · A · D · A · Bm · D · A · G · D · A · D |
| Eb major | Eb · Ab · Bb · Eb · Bb · Cm · Eb · Bb · Ab · Eb · Bb · Eb |
| E major | E · A · B · E · B · C#m · E · B · A · E · B · E |
| F major | F · Bb · C · F · C · Dm · F · C · Bb · F · C · F |
| F# major | F# · B · C# · F# · C# · D#m · F# · C# · B · F# · C# · F# |
| G major · Written in this key | G · C · D · G · D · Em · G · D · C · G · D · G |
| Ab major | Ab · Db · Eb · Ab · Eb · Fm · Ab · Eb · Db · Ab · Eb · Ab |
| A major | A · D · E · A · E · F#m · A · E · D · A · E · A |
| Bb major | Bb · Eb · F · Bb · F · Gm · Bb · F · Eb · Bb · F · Bb |
| B major | B · E · F# · B · F# · G#m · B · F# · E · B · F# · B |
A Shaker dance song written by Joseph Brackett in 1848. Brackett died in 1882, so on a life-plus-70 basis the term ended in 1952. The 1848 date and his dates (1797–1882) were checked by search.
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