Amazing Grace (Verse 1 & 2)
Hymn · 1700s · Traditional tune “New Britain” (American shape-note, printed 1829); words by John Newton, 1779
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“Amazing Grace (Verse 1 & 2)” is transcribed here with its tonic on C4 at 70 bpm in 3 beats to the bar. The 28 notes span G3 to G4 — 12 semitones — which rates Hard to sing, and a full 1-pass session runs about 0:36.
12 semitones as transcribed. The practice room transposes it to sit in your own range.
- One time through
- 0:36 at 70 bpm
- A full session
- 0:36 — 1 pass
- Leaps of a third or more
- 11
Amazing Grace (Verse 1 & 2) lyrics
- Amazing grace, how sweet the sound,
- that saved a wretch like me
- 'Twas grace that taught, my heart to fear,
- And grace my fears relieved;
Origin and copyright status
John Newton’s hymn text — including this second stanza — was published in his 1779 Olney Hymns; the “New Britain” tune it is now sung to first appeared in an 1829 shape-note tunebook. Both are centuries out of copyright.
- Attribution
- Traditional tune “New Britain” (American shape-note, printed 1829); words by John Newton, 1779
- Language
- English
Every melody in the songbook is public domain, which is why the whole thing can be sung in a browser without a licence. A specific recording or arrangement of the same tune can still be under copyright — this is our own transcription of the melody.
How the arrangement is laid out
- verseVerse 17 bars · beat 0–21
- verseVerse 27 bars · beat 21–42
Genre, era and what it drills
Tags describe what the melody asks of a voice, not what it sounds like — “hymn” is the reason to pick it on a given day.