Simple Gifts

Joseph Brackett (1797–1882) · G major · 4/4 · 92 BPM · 16 bars · Folk & traditional

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Simple Gifts sits in Folk & traditional, written in G major. It uses 3 chords across 16 bars, at about 92 BPM.

Chords in this song

GCD7

G

C

D7

Chord chart

Chord chart
1G·C·
2G·D7·
3G·C·
4GD7G·

How to sing it

Sixteen bars, unhurried. The tune turns in the middle and comes back down; match it by staying on G through the turn, then C, then the last G–D7–G. A dance, not a dirge, even when slow.

In every key

In every key
KeysChord chart
C majorC · F · C · G7 · C · F · C · G7 · C
Db majorDb · Gb · Db · Ab7 · Db · Gb · Db · Ab7 · Db
D majorD · G · D · A7 · D · G · D · A7 · D
Eb majorEb · Ab · Eb · Bb7 · Eb · Ab · Eb · Bb7 · Eb
E majorE · A · E · B7 · E · A · E · B7 · E
F majorF · Bb · F · C7 · F · Bb · F · C7 · F
F# majorF# · B · F# · C#7 · F# · B · F# · C#7 · F#
G major · Written in this keyG · C · G · D7 · G · C · G · D7 · G
Ab majorAb · Db · Ab · Eb7 · Ab · Db · Ab · Eb7 · Ab
A majorA · D · A · E7 · A · D · A · E7 · A
Bb majorBb · Eb · Bb · F7 · Bb · Eb · Bb · F7 · Bb
B majorB · E · B · F#7 · B · E · B · F#7 · B

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Why this song is free to play

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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