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Shenandoah: bass part

The bass part of Shenandoah in F, from F2 to F3. Hear it on its own or with the others, then sing it and watch each note light up.

Holds the bass line on "oo", mostly long low notes, mostly F, then B-flat, with a few on C, D and G.

Range
F2 to F3
Key
F
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  1. 01 · Your part

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  2. 02 · With the others

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  3. 03 · Sing it

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About Shenandoah

Words: traditional American (19th century)

Tune: traditional, as printed by Richard Runciman Terry in The Shanty Book, Part I (1921)

Shenandoah is a traditional American river song from the 19th century, in print by 1876, when it appeared as "Shanadore" in The New Dominion Monthly. At sea it became a capstan shanty, sung by sailors turning the big upright winch that hauled in the anchor. This is one verse for 2 to 4 singers, slow and spacious, with time to breathe. The soprano sings the long, rolling tune, the alto and tenor sing the words gently beneath it, and the bass holds the low notes on "oo".

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