Are You Sleeping (round)
Frere Jacques as a round for 2 to 4 singers: everyone sings the same tune, entering two bars apart (tenor and bass an octave lower), and the harmony happens by itself. The easiest way into singing parts.
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Are You Sleeping (round) · first line4 voices · 0:00 / 0:14
Synthesized guide voices, singing on "oo". In the app, real singers sing some of the parts.
Are You Sleeping (round)'s first line, "Are you sleeping, are you sleeping, Brother John? Brother John? Morning bells are ringing, morning bells are ringing,", in four parts: the soprano sings the tune, with the alto, tenor and bass under it. Your part is the Soprano. Press a voice to take it out of the harmony or bring it back.
The parts
Each part's lowest and highest note. Pick the one that sits where you sing comfortably.
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The first verse
Words: traditional English versionTune: "Frere Jacques", traditional French (published 1780)
Are you sleeping, are you sleeping,
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