AMAZING GRACE - UKULELE LESSON
John Newton wrote the lyrics to ''Amazing Grace'' in 1772 when he was an Anglican minister in the small British town of Olney. Those words are life reflections of John Newton, a slave trader who nearly died in a shipwreck, and who eventually became a minister. He penned the famous words of "Amazing Grace" for a sermon for his 1773 New Year's service at the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul. Much later, in 1835, the American Baptist song leader, William Walker, paired the lyrics with the traditional tune, "New Britain," creating the version familiar to audiences today.
AMAZING GRACE
The arrangement for this song is in two parts, the rhythm and the melody. The rhythm part will play chords only with the strumming pattern below, whilst the melody picks out the notes of the lyrics. This is a fantastic song for a duo to play together but make sure you have a go at both parts so you can interchange.
STRUMMING: The song is written in a 3/4 time signature, which is also known as waltz time. The strumming pattern below works well with this arrangement. Watch the video to practice the pattern.
CHORDS
This arrangement of Amazing Grace is in the key of F Major. It contains 4 chords, F, Bb, C and C7
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70BPM
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80BPM
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MELODY (Picking Part) Amazing Grace is a two-part arrangement for melody and rhythm. The song is in 3/4 time signature and. The video below if for the melody only.