Go Down, Moses

Traditionnel (spiritual afro-américain) · Level 2 (Beginner) · traditional · Piano

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. An easy arrangement in A minor: the right hand plays the tune, the left hand holds open fifths (root and fifth of each chord).

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How to practise it

• Listen first: the site plays it while the score scrolls.
• Wait mode: the score waits for you at every note, at your own pace.
• Tempo challenge: play in time, with a score and a map of the bars you got right.
• Learn the tune alone by singing it, then the left hand alone: spot the chord changes before putting hands together in Wait mode, then at a reduced tempo.

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Source : Arrangement Note after Note d’après le spiritual traditionnel (1872) · Public Domain