Go Down, Moses
Traditionnel (spiritual afro-américain) · Level 2 (Beginner) · traditional · Guitar, sheet music and tablature
An African American spiritual published in 1872 by the Fisk Jubilee Singers: “Go down, Moses… let my people go”. A solemn tune in E minor, the refrain on long held notes. Arranged in E minor: the tune in first position, with a thumb bass on the first beat of each bar and at each chord change.
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- Play the basses (strings 6, 5 and 4) with the thumb and the tune with i and m. When a bass and a melody note fall together, pluck them at the same time and let the bass ring. Practise the tune alone first.
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Source : Arrangement Note after Note d’après le spiritual traditionnel (1872) · Public Domain