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Swing Low, Sweet Chariot: the melody (soprano)

The melody of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, sung by the soprano, in G, from D4 to E5. Hear it on its own or with the others, then sing it and watch each note light up.

Carries the tune, built on just five notes and centred on G, through the chorus and the verse.

Range
D4 to E5
Key
G
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How to learn the soprano part

  1. 01 · Your part

    Hear your part on its own until the tune of it is in your ear.

  2. 02 · With the others

    Hear it with the others, so you know where it sits in the chord.

  3. 03 · Sing it

    Sing it with the others under you and watch each note light up as you land it. The mic listens only while it plays, and nothing is recorded.

About Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

Words: traditional spiritual, attributed to Wallace Willis (published 1872)

Tune: traditional spiritual (published 1872)

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot is a spiritual, one of the songs of enslaved African Americans, attributed to Wallace Willis and printed in 1872 in Jubilee Songs, as sung by the Fisk Jubilee Singers. The tune uses just five notes, and it is built for call and response. For 2 to 4 singers, it has the chorus, the first verse and the chorus again. The alto and tenor sing the words with the tune, and the bass holds the low notes on "oo".

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  • 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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