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The chord's root

Hear a chord, find the note it's built on, and sing it back: the home, four and five chords, first with the root sung for you, then the chord alone. Free.

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The chord's root

Every chord is built on a root, the note it's named for. Hear the chord, find its root, and you're singing bass.

Home (I). Built on do

Four (IV). Built on fa, above do

Five (V). Built on so, below do

What you sing

  1. Try it: hear each chord with its root sung, then sing the root back.
  2. Now only the chord: sing its root. Home is do, four is fa above, five is so below.

Challenge: Sing the bass

A bass sings the roots under a tune. The guide sings Amazing Grace; at each chord you sing its root.

Your first round, again. Your six leaps from Song starts

Under "Amazing grace". Home: do

Under "like me". Five: so below

What you sing

  1. The round from your first lesson, again: its three leaps, Saints, Amazing Grace and Twinkle.
  2. The guide sings Amazing Grace a phrase at a time, over its chords. After each, sing the chord's root, as a bass would.

Singing safely

Sing at an easy volume, in the middle of your range. Stop if anything tightens, scratches or hurts, and rest your voice.

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Stackapella recording the alto part of Amazing Grace: each note is a bar with its name, and the one being sung says A little low, go up. Stackapella recording the alto part of Amazing Grace: each note is a bar with its name, and the one being sung says A little low, go up. Stackapella recording the alto part of Amazing Grace: each note is a bar with its name, and the one being sung says A little low, go up. Stackapella recording the alto part of Amazing Grace: each note is a bar with its name, and the one being sung says A little low, go up.
  • A guide sings your partHear your line over the others, slow it down, then take your turn.
  • Your notes light upEach note shows where you landed, and a hint when to go up or down.
  • Record every part yourselfStack your takes in time until you're the whole choir.
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