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 3 chords across 16 bars, at about 92 BPM.
GCD7
G
C
D7
| 1 | G | · | C | · |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | G | · | D7 | · |
| 3 | G | · | C | · |
| 4 | G | D7 | G | · |
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.
| Keys | Chord chart |
|---|---|
| C major | C · F · C · G7 · C · F · C · G7 · C |
| Db major | Db · Gb · Db · Ab7 · Db · Gb · Db · Ab7 · Db |
| D major | D · G · D · A7 · D · G · D · A7 · D |
| Eb major | Eb · Ab · Eb · Bb7 · Eb · Ab · Eb · Bb7 · Eb |
| E major | E · A · E · B7 · E · A · E · B7 · E |
| F major | F · Bb · F · C7 · F · Bb · F · C7 · F |
| F# major | F# · B · F# · C#7 · F# · B · F# · C#7 · F# |
| G major · Written in this key | G · C · G · D7 · G · C · G · D7 · G |
| Ab major | Ab · Db · Ab · Eb7 · Ab · Db · Ab · Eb7 · Ab |
| A major | A · D · A · E7 · A · D · A · E7 · A |
| Bb major | Bb · Eb · Bb · F7 · Bb · Eb · Bb · F7 · Bb |
| B major | B · E · B · F#7 · B · E · B · F#7 · 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.