Old Hundredth (Psalm 100)

Louis Bourgeois · Level 2 (Beginner) · traditional · Piano

A psalm tune attributed to Louis Bourgeois, published in the Genevan Psalter (1551); one of the oldest hymn tunes still sung everywhere. An easy arrangement in G major: the right hand plays the tune, the left hand holds open fifths (root and fifth of each chord).

▶ Play this piece with the interactive score

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.

Source : Arrangement Note after Note d’après la mélodie du Psautier de Genève (1551) · Public Domain