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Sing free/Amazing Grace

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This song has a (singing) range of one octave, and original scores are available in simple and difficult versions. Both are in the public domain.[1] First select the key that best suits your singing range. Then select which version you prefer: A version for 4-voices not easy to play on the piano. The simple version is very easy to play, and has been modified slightly to suit a typical child's piano that has a range of two octaves. The simple version is extremely easy to play, and has been modified to suite a toy piano with a range of less than two octaves.

Simple version

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G major

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\language "english" \new Staff \transpose f g
<<
\clef treble\time 3/4 \key f \major\relative c'' %\override Score.BarNumber.break-visibility = ##(#t #t #t)
{ \set Staff.midiInstrument = #"violin"
\clef treble \tempo 4 = 80 \voiceOne \stemUp
\partial 4 c,4 |  f2 a8 (f8) | a2 g4 | f2 d4 |c2 c4 |%5
f2 a8 (f) | a2 g4 | c2.~ | c2 a4 | %9
c4. a8 (c a) | f2 c4 | d4. f8~ f8 (d) | c2 c4 |%13 
f2 a8 (f) | a2 g4 | f2.~ %| f2. |%17

}\addlyrics{ 
A  maz -- ing | grace! how | sweet the | sound, That |%5 
saved a | wretch like | me! | I |%9 
once was | lost, but | now am | found, was |%13 
blind, but | now I | see. |%  |%17



}{\new Staff << \relative c 
{\clef bass\time 3/4  \key f \major \voiceThree \stemDown
\partial  4 r4 | f,8 c'8 f2 | f,8 c'8 f2 | bf,8 d bf'2 | f,8 c'8 f2 |%5 
 f,8 c'8 f2 |  f,8 c'8 f2 | c8 e c'2 | c,8 e c'2 |%9
 f,,8 c'8 f2 |f,8 c'8 f2 | bf,8 d bf'2 | f,8 c'8 f2 |%13
 f,8 c'8 f2 |c8 e c'2 |f,,8 c'8 f2 %|f,8 c'8 f2 |%17
}

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C major

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\language "english" \new Staff \transpose f c
<<\clef treble\time 3/4 \key f \major\relative c'' %\override Score.BarNumber.break-visibility = ##(#t #t #t)
{ \set Staff.midiInstrument = #"violin"
\clef treble \tempo 4 = 80 \voiceOne \stemUp
\partial 4 c4 |  f2 a8 (f8) | a2 g4 | f2 d4 |c2 c4 |%5
f2 a8 (f) | a2 g4 | c2.~ | c2 a4 | %9
c4. a8 (c a) | f2 c4 | d4. f8~ f8 (d) | c2 c4 |%13 
f2 a8 (f) | a2 g4 | f2.~ %| f2. |%17
}\addlyrics{ 
A  maz -- ing | grace! how | sweet the | sound, That |%5 
saved a | wretch like | me! | I |%9 
once was | lost, but | now am | found, was |%13 
blind, but | now I | see. |%  |%17
}{\new Staff << \relative c 
{\clef bass\time 3/4  \key f \major \stemDown
\partial  4 r4 | f8 c'8 f2 | f,8 c'8 f2 | bf,,8 d bf'2 | f8 c'8 f2 |%5 
 f,8 c'8 f2 |  f,8 c'8 f2 | c,8 e c'2 | c,8 e c'2 |%9
 f,8 c'8 f2 |f,8 c'8 f2 | bf,,8 d bf'2 | f8 c'8 f2 |%13
 f,8 c'8 f2 |c,8 e c'2 |f,8 c'8 f2 %|f,8 c'8 f2 |%17
}>>}>>

F major

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\language "english" \new Staff \transpose f f
<<\clef treble\time 3/4 \key f \major\relative c'' %\override Score.BarNumber.break-visibility = ##(#t #t #t)
{ \set Staff.midiInstrument = #"violin"
\clef treble \tempo 4 = 80 \voiceOne \stemUp
\partial 4 c,4 |  f2 a8 (f8) | a2 g4 | f2 d4 |c2 c4 |%5
f2 a8 (f) | a2 g4 | c2.~ | c2 a4 | %9
c4. a8 (c a) | f2 c4 | d4. f8~ f8 (d) | c2 c4 |%13 
f2 a8 (f) | a2 g4 | f2.~ %| f2. |%17
}\addlyrics{ 
A  maz -- ing | grace! how | sweet the | sound, That |%5 
saved a | wretch like | me! | I |%9 
once was | lost, but | now am | found, was |%13 
blind, but | now I | see. |%  |%17
}{\new Staff << \relative c 
{\clef bass\time 3/4  \key f \major \voiceThree \stemDown
\partial  4 r4 | f,8 c'8 f2 | f,8 c'8 f2 | bf,8 d bf'2 | f,8 c'8 f2 |%5 
 f,8 c'8 f2 |  f,8 c'8 f2 | c8 e c'2 | c,8 e c'2 |%9
 f,,8 c'8 f2 |f,8 c'8 f2 | bf,8 d bf'2 | f,8 c'8 f2 |%13
 f,8 c'8 f2 |c8 e c'2 |f,,8 c'8 f2 %|f,8 c'8 f2 |%17
}>>}>>

4-voices

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G major

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\language "english" \new Staff \transpose g g
<<
\new Voice = "first" \clef treble\time 3/4 \key g \major\relative c'' %\override Score.BarNumber.break-visibility = ##(#t #t #t)
{ \set Staff.midiInstrument = #"piano 1"
\clef treble \tempo 4 = 80 \voiceOne \stemUp
\partial 4 d,4 |  g2 b8 g8 | b2 a4 | g2 e4 | d2 d4 | g2 b8 g | %6
b2 a4 | d2 b4 | d4. (b8) d b | g2 d4 | e4. (g8) g e | %11
d2 d4 | g2 b8 g | b2 a4 | g2 r4     g2. | g2. 

}\new Voice= "second"\relative c''
{\voiceTwo \stemUp
\partial 4 b,4 | b2 \stemDown d4 |\stemUp d2 c4 | b2 c4 | b2 b4 |  b2 \stemDown d4 | \stemUp %6
d2 d4 | d2 d4 | \stemDown  d2 d4 | d2 d4 |\stemUp c4. (d8) \stemDown c4\stemUp| %11
b2 \stemDown d4 \stemUp | b2 \stemDown d4 \stemUp | d2 c4 | b2 r4 |     c2. | b2.

}\addlyrics{ 
A  maz -- ing | grace! how | sweet the | sound, That | saved a | %6
wretch like | me! I | once was |lost, but | now am | %11
found, was | blind, but | now I | see |      A -- men \bar "||" 

}{\new Staff <<\new Voice = "third" \relative c 
{\clef bass\time 3/4  \key g \major \voiceThree \stemDown
\partial  4 g'4 | d2 \stemUp g4 \stemDown | g2 d4 | g2 g4 | g2 g4 | d2 \stemUp g4 \stemDown| %6
g2 fs4 | g2 g4 |\stemUp b4. (g8) b g \stemDown | g2 g4 | \stemUp g2 e8 g8 | %11
g2 \stemDown g4 | g2 \stemUp g8 b \stemDown | g2 fs4 | g2 r4 |      e2.| d2.

}\new Voice= "fourth" \relative c
{\voiceFour \stemDown
\partial 4 g4 |g2 g8 b8 | d2 fs4 | e2 c4 | g2 g4 | g2 g8 b | %6
d2 c4 | b2 g4 | g'2 g4 |  b,2 b4 | c4. (b8) c4 | %11
\stemUp g2 \stemDown b4 | e2 d4 | d2 d4 | g,2 r4 |        c2. | g2.

}>>}>>

C major

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\language "english" \new Staff \transpose g c
<<
\new Voice = "first" \clef treble\time 3/4 \key g \major\relative c'' %\override Score.BarNumber.break-visibility = ##(#t #t #t)
{ \set Staff.midiInstrument = #"piano 1"
\clef treble \tempo 4 = 80 \voiceOne \stemUp
\partial 4 d4 |  g2 b8 g8 | b2 a4 | g2 e4 | d2 d4 | g2 b8 g | %6
b2 a4 | d2 b4 | d4. (b8) d b | g2 d4 | e4. (g8) g e | %11
d2 d4 | g2 b8 g | b2 a4 | g2 r4     g2. | g2. 

}\new Voice= "second"\relative c''
{\voiceTwo \stemUp
\partial 4 b4 | b2 \stemDown d4 |\stemUp d2 c4 | b2 c4 | b2 b4 |  b2 \stemDown d4 | \stemUp %6
d2 d4 | d2 d4 | \stemDown  d2 d4 | d2 d4 |\stemUp c4. (d8) \stemDown c4\stemUp| %11
b2 \stemDown d4 \stemUp | b2 \stemDown d4 \stemUp | d2 c4 | b2 r4 |     c2. | b2.

}\addlyrics{ 
A  maz -- ing | grace! how | sweet the | sound, That | saved a | %6
wretch like | me! I | once was |lost, but | now am | %11
found, was | blind, but | now I | see |      A -- men \bar "||" 

}{\new Staff <<\new Voice = "third" \relative c 
{\clef bass\time 3/4  \key g \major \voiceThree \stemDown
\partial  4 g''4 | d2 \stemUp g4 \stemDown | g2 d4 | g2 g4 | g2 g4 | d2 \stemUp g4 \stemDown| %6
g2 fs4 | g2 g4 |\stemUp b4. (g8) b g \stemDown | g2 g4 | \stemUp g2 e8 g8 | %11
g2 \stemDown g4 | g2 \stemUp g8 b \stemDown | g2 fs4 | g2 r4 |      e2.| d2.

}\new Voice= "fourth" \relative c
{\voiceFour \stemDown
\partial 4 g'4 |g2 g8 b8 | d2 fs4 | e2 c4 | g2 g4 | g2 g8 b | %6
d2 c4 | b2 g4 | g'2 g4 |  b,2 b4 | c4. (b8) c4 | %11
\stemUp g2 \stemDown b4 | e2 d4 | d2 d4 | g,2 r4 |        c2. | g2.

}>>}>>

F major

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\language "english" \new Staff \transpose g f
<<
\new Voice = "first" \clef treble\time 3/4 \key g \major\relative c'' %\override Score.BarNumber.break-visibility = ##(#t #t #t)
{ \set Staff.midiInstrument = #"piano 1"
\clef treble \tempo 4 = 80 \voiceOne \stemUp
\partial 4 d,4 |  g2 b8 g8 | b2 a4 | g2 e4 | d2 d4 | g2 b8 g | %6
b2 a4 | d2 b4 | d4. (b8) d b | g2 d4 | e4. (g8) g e | %11
d2 d4 | g2 b8 g | b2 a4 | g2 r4     g2. | g2. 

}\new Voice= "second"\relative c''
{\voiceTwo \stemUp
\partial 4 b,4 | b2 \stemDown d4 |\stemUp d2 c4 | b2 c4 | b2 b4 |  b2 \stemDown d4 | \stemUp %6
d2 d4 | d2 d4 | \stemDown  d2 d4 | d2 d4 |\stemUp c4. (d8) \stemDown c4\stemUp| %11
b2 \stemDown d4 \stemUp | b2 \stemDown d4 \stemUp | d2 c4 | b2 r4 |     c2. | b2.

}\addlyrics{ 
A  maz -- ing | grace! how | sweet the | sound, That | saved a | %6
wretch like | me! I | once was |lost, but | now am | %11
found, was | blind, but | now I | see |      A -- men \bar "||" 

}{\new Staff <<\new Voice = "third" \relative c 
{\clef bass\time 3/4  \key g \major \voiceThree \stemDown
\partial  4 g'4 | d2 \stemUp g4 \stemDown | g2 d4 | g2 g4 | g2 g4 | d2 \stemUp g4 \stemDown| %6
g2 fs4 | g2 g4 |\stemUp b4. (g8) b g \stemDown | g2 g4 | \stemUp g2 e8 g8 | %11
g2 \stemDown g4 | g2 \stemUp g8 b \stemDown | g2 fs4 | g2 r4 |      e2.| d2.

}\new Voice= "fourth" \relative c
{\voiceFour \stemDown
\partial 4 g4 |g2 g8 b8 | d2 fs4 | e2 c4 | g2 g4 | g2 g8 b | %6
d2 c4 | b2 g4 | g'2 g4 |  b,2 b4 | c4. (b8) c4 | %11
\stemUp g2 \stemDown b4 | e2 d4 | d2 d4 | g,2 r4 |        c2. | g2.

}>>}>>

Toy piano

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G major

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\language "english" \new Staff \transpose f g
<<\clef treble\time 3/4 \key f \major \relative c' %\override Score.BarNumber.break-visibility = ##(#t #t #t)
{ %\set Staff.midiInstrument = #"violin"
\clef treble \tempo 4 = 80 \voiceOne \stemUp
\partial 4 c4-1 |  f2-3 a8-5 (f8-3) | a2-5 g4-4 | f2-3 d4-2 |c2-1 c4-1 |%5
f2-2 a8-4 (f-2) | a2-4 g4-3 | c2.-5~ | c2 a4-3 | %9
c4.-5 a8-3 (c-5 a-3) | f2-2 c4-1 | d4.-2 f8~-4 f8-4 (d-2) | c2-1 c4-1 |%13 
f2-3 a8-5 (f-3) | a2-5 g4-4 | f2.-3 %|16
}\addlyrics{ 
A  maz -- ing | grace! how | sweet the | sound, That |%5 
saved a | wretch like | me! | I |%9 
once was | lost, but | now am | found, was |%13 
blind, but | now I | see. |%16
}{\new Staff << \relative c'
{\clef bass \time 3/4  \key f \major \voiceThree \stemDown
\partial  4 r4 | f,8-5 c'8-1 f,2 | f8-5 c'8-1 f,2 | bf8-2 d-1 bf2 | f8-5 a8-3 f2|%5 
 f8-5 c'8-1 f,2 |  f8-5 c'8-1 f,2 | c'8-2 e-1 c2 | c8-2 e-1 c2 |%9
 f,8-5 c'8-1 f,2 |f8-5 c'8-1 f,2 | f8-5 bf-2 f2 | f8-5 a8-3 f2 |%13
 f8-5 c'8-1 f,2 |c'8-2 e-1 c2 |f,8-5 c'8-1 f,2 %16
}>>}>>

C major

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\language "english" \new Staff \transpose f c
<<\clef treble\time 3/4 \key f \major \relative c'' %\override Score.BarNumber.break-visibility = ##(#t #t #t)
{ %\set Staff.midiInstrument = #"violin"
\clef treble \tempo 4 = 80 \voiceOne \stemUp
\partial 4 c4-1 |  f2-3 a8-5 (f8-3) | a2-5 g4-4 | f2-3 d4-2 |c2-1 c4-1 |%5
f2-2 a8-4 (f-2) | a2-4 g4-3 | c2.-5~ | c2 a4-3 | %9
c4.-5 a8-3 (c-5 a-3) | f2-2 c4-1 | d4.-2 f8~-4 f8-4 (d-2) | c2-1 c4-1 |%13 
f2-3 a8-5 (f-3) | a2-5 g4-4 | f2.-3 %|16
}\addlyrics{ 
A  maz -- ing | grace! how | sweet the | sound, That |%5 
saved a | wretch like | me! | I |%9 
once was | lost, but | now am | found, was |%13 
blind, but | now I | see. |%16
}{\new Staff << \relative c'' 
{\clef treble \time 3/4  \key f \major \voiceThree \stemDown
\partial  4 r4 | f,8-5 c'8-1 f,2 | f8-5 c'8-1 f,2 | bf8-2 d-1 bf2 | f8-5 a8-3 f2|%5 
 f8-5 c'8-1 f,2 |  f8-5 c'8-1 f,2 | c'8-2 e-1 c2 | c8-2 e-1 c2 |%9
 f,8-5 c'8-1 f,2 |f8-5 c'8-1 f,2 | f8-5 bf-2 f2 | f8-5 a8-3 f2 |%13
 f8-5 c'8-1 f,2 |c'8-2 e-1 c2 |f,8-5 c'8-1 f,2 %16
}>>}>>

F major

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\language "english" \new Staff \transpose f f
<<\clef treble\time 3/4 \key f \major \relative c'' %\override Score.BarNumber.break-visibility = ##(#t #t #t)
{ %\set Staff.midiInstrument = #"violin"
\clef treble \tempo 4 = 80 \voiceOne \stemUp
\partial 4 c4-1 |  f2-3 a8-5 (f8-3) | a2-5 g4-4 | f2-3 d4-2 |c2-1 c4-1 |%5
f2-2 a8-4 (f-2) | a2-4 g4-3 | c2.-5~ | c2 a4-3 | %9
c4.-5 a8-3 (c-5 a-3) | f2-2 c4-1 | d4.-2 f8~-4 f8-4 (d-2) | c2-1 c4-1 |%13 
f2-3 a8-5 (f-3) | a2-5 g4-4 | f2.-3 %|16
}\addlyrics{ 
A  maz -- ing | grace! how | sweet the | sound, That |%5 
saved a | wretch like | me! | I |%9 
once was | lost, but | now am | found, was |%13 
blind, but | now I | see. |%16
}{\new Staff << \relative c'' 
{\clef treble \time 3/4  \key f \major \voiceThree \stemDown
\partial  4 r4 | f,8-5 c'8-1 f,2 | f8-5 c'8-1 f,2 | bf8-2 d-1 bf2 | f8-5 a8-3 f2|%5 
 f8-5 c'8-1 f,2 |  f8-5 c'8-1 f,2 | c'8-2 e-1 c2 | c8-2 e-1 c2 |%9
 f,8-5 c'8-1 f,2 |f8-5 c'8-1 f,2 | f8-5 bf-2 f2 | f8-5 a8-3 f2 |%13
 f8-5 c'8-1 f,2 |c'8-2 e-1 c2 |f,8-5 c'8-1 f,2 %16
}>>}>>

Select range

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G major

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\language "english"  
\relative c' 
{\set Staff.midiInstrument = #"reed organ" \key g \major
\time 4/4 \tempo "" 4 = 80 %
d e fs g a b c d d c b a g fs e d \bar "||" <g c,>2 <g b,>2
}
\addlyrics{sol la ti do re me fa sol sol fa me re do ti la sol A -- men}

C major

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\language "english"  \transpose g c
\relative c'' 
{\set Staff.midiInstrument = #"reed organ" \key g \major 
\time 4/4 \tempo "" 4 = 80 %
d e fs g a b c d d c b a g fs e d \bar "||" <g c,>2 <g b,>2
}
\addlyrics{sol la ti do re me fa sol sol fa me re do ti la sol A -- men}

F major

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\language "english"  \transpose g f
\relative c' 
{\set Staff.midiInstrument = #"reed organ" \key g \major 
\time 4/4 \tempo "" 4 = 80 %
d e fs g a b c d d c b a g fs e d \bar "||" <g c,>2 <g b,>2
}
\addlyrics{sol la ti do re me fa sol sol fa me re do ti la sol A -- men}
  1. https://musescore.com/user/2018/scores/1937 and http://hymnstogod.org/Hymn-Website/Hymn-Files/Public-Domain-Hymns/A-Hymns/Amazing-Grace-Excell/AmazingGraceExcell.pdf