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O Come, All Ye Faithful — melody and bass

Play O Come, All Ye Faithful with both hands, pairing the stately melody with resonant bass harmony.

DevelopingJohn Francis Wade · Opening eight bars with bass · piano both handsPiano · Both hands · C major · 4/4

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Try it at the keyboard

  1. Learn the right-hand intervals first so your hand shifts up to C5 in bar 3 without hesitation.
  2. Place your left hand over C2/D2/F2/G2 so each bass note enters cleanly on beat 1.
  3. In bar 7, count beat 2 carefully so the final C4 lands right after the quaver.

About this score

Opening eight-bar phrase in C major with whole-note harmonic bass.

Attributed to John Francis Wade (published 1751); C-major teaching arrangement by NotePlayMusic. Public domain 18th-century hymn melody. Teaching arrangement newly authored by NotePlayMusic.

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