Amazing Grace: kalimba tabs
The words were written by John Newton and published in 1779. Since the 19th century it has been sung to the American folk melody "New Britain". The tune is in a slow triple time and sounds beautiful with the ringing tines of a kalimba.
Origin: Traditional American melody (New Britain), words by John Newton, 1779
Tap or swipe the tines. Sound on.
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Amazing grace, how sweet the sound
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that saved a wretch like me.
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I once was lost, but now am found,
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was blind, but now I see.
How to play it
The little turn 3' 1' on "-ma-" and "but" is quick. Practise it slowly with alternating thumbs before playing the whole line.
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