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"slug": "amazing-grace",
"title": "Amazing Grace",
"description": "The best-loved hymn, for 2 to 4 singers: the soprano sings the melody, the alto moves beneath it, the bass holds the roots on \"oo\", and the tenor fills the chord. A gentle first harmony.",
"difficulty": "beginner",
"genre": [
"hymn",
"gospel"
],
"parts": [
{
"key": "soprano",
"name": "Soprano",
"low": "D4",
"high": "D5"
},
{
"key": "alto",
"name": "Alto",
"low": "B3",
"high": "B4"
},
{
"key": "tenor",
"name": "Tenor",
"low": "G3",
"high": "C4"
},
{
"key": "bass",
"name": "Bass",
"low": "G2",
"high": "D3"
}
],
"previewUrl": null,
"previewType": "audio/mp4",
"words": [
"Amazing grace, how sweet the sound",
"that saved a wretch like me.",
"I once was lost, but now am found,",
"was blind but now I see."
],
"credits": [
"Words: John Newton (1779)",
"Tune: \"New Britain\", American folk hymn (1829)"
],
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"freeThisMonth": false,
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"startUrl": "/?song=amazing-grace&ref=song-page"
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{
"slug": "are-you-sleeping",
"title": "Are You Sleeping (round)",
"description": "Frere Jacques as a round for 2 to 4 singers: everyone sings the same tune, entering two bars apart (tenor and bass an octave lower), and the harmony happens by itself. The easiest way into singing parts.",
"difficulty": "beginner",
"genre": [
"round",
"children's",
"folk"
],
"parts": [
{
"key": "soprano",
"name": "Soprano",
"low": "D4",
"high": "E5"
},
{
"key": "alto",
"name": "Alto",
"low": "D4",
"high": "E5"
},
{
"key": "tenor",
"name": "Tenor",
"low": "D3",
"high": "E4"
},
{
"key": "bass",
"name": "Bass",
"low": "D3",
"high": "E4"
}
],
"previewUrl": null,
"previewType": "audio/mp4",
"words": [
"Are you sleeping, are you sleeping,"
],
"credits": [
"Words: traditional English version",
"Tune: \"Frere Jacques\", traditional French (published 1780)"
],
"plus": false,
"freeThisMonth": false,
"pageUrl": "https://beta.stackapella.com/songs/are-you-sleeping",
"startUrl": "/?song=are-you-sleeping&ref=song-page"
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{
"slug": "auld-lang-syne",
"title": "Auld Lang Syne",
"description": "The first verse of the New Year song, for 2 to 4 singers: the soprano sings the melody, the alto and tenor harmonise beneath it, and the bass holds the roots on \"oo\". Short, and a good first try at holding your own line.",
"difficulty": "beginner",
"genre": [
"folk",
"new year"
],
"parts": [
{
"key": "soprano",
"name": "Soprano",
"low": "C4",
"high": "D5"
},
{
"key": "alto",
"name": "Alto",
"low": "A3",
"high": "Bb4"
},
{
"key": "tenor",
"name": "Tenor",
"low": "E3",
"high": "C4"
},
{
"key": "bass",
"name": "Bass",
"low": "F2",
"high": "C3"
}
],
"previewUrl": null,
"previewType": "audio/mp4",
"words": [
"Should auld acquaintance be forgot,",
"and never brought to mind?",
"Should auld acquaintance be forgot,",
"and auld lang syne?"
],
"credits": [
"Words: Robert Burns (1788)",
"Tune: traditional Scottish"
],
"plus": true,
"freeThisMonth": false,
"pageUrl": "https://beta.stackapella.com/songs/auld-lang-syne",
"startUrl": "/?song=auld-lang-syne&ref=song-page"
},
{
"slug": "be-thou-my-vision",
"title": "Be Thou My Vision",
"description": "The old Irish hymn tune Slane, for 2 to 4 singers: the soprano sings the melody, the alto and tenor move gently in the middle, and the bass walks the roots. A quiet, steady prayer to sing together.",
"difficulty": "beginner",
"genre": [
"hymn",
"folk"
],
"parts": [
{
"key": "soprano",
"name": "Soprano",
"low": "C4",
"high": "F5"
},
{
"key": "alto",
"name": "Alto",
"low": "G3",
"high": "A4"
},
{
"key": "tenor",
"name": "Tenor",
"low": "E3",
"high": "D4"
},
{
"key": "bass",
"name": "Bass",
"low": "F2",
"high": "F3"
}
],
"previewUrl": null,
"previewType": "audio/mp4",
"words": [
"Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart,",
"Naught is all else to me, save that Thou art.",
"Thou my best thought by day and by night,",
"Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light."
],
"credits": [
"Words: Irish, c. 8th century; translated by Mary Byrne (1905), versified by Eleanor Hull (1912)",
"Tune: \"Slane\", traditional Irish melody"
],
"plus": true,
"freeThisMonth": false,
"pageUrl": "https://beta.stackapella.com/songs/be-thou-my-vision",
"startUrl": "/?song=be-thou-my-vision&ref=song-page"
},
{
"slug": "danny-boy",
"title": "Danny Boy",
"description": "The Irish song to the Londonderry Air, for 2 to 4 singers: the soprano sings the melody, the alto moves beneath it, the bass holds the roots on \"oo\", and the tenor fills the chord. Slow and expressive, with a wide melody.",
"difficulty": "beginner",
"genre": [
"folk",
"irish"
],
"parts": [
{
"key": "soprano",
"name": "Soprano",
"low": "Ab3",
"high": "E5"
},
{
"key": "alto",
"name": "Alto",
"low": "G3",
"high": "A4"
},
{
"key": "tenor",
"name": "Tenor",
"low": "C3",
"high": "C4"
},
{
"key": "bass",
"name": "Bass",
"low": "F2",
"high": "E3"
}
],
"previewUrl": null,
"previewType": "audio/mp4",
"words": [
"Oh Danny boy the pipes, the pipes are calling",
"From glen to glen, and down the mountain side.",
"The summer's gone, and all the roses falling,",
"It's you, it's you must go and I must bide.",
"But come ye back when summer's in the meadow,",
"Or when the valley's hushed and white with snow,",
"It's I'll be here in sunshine or in shadow,",
"Oh Danny boy, oh Danny boy, I love you so!"
],
"credits": [
"Words: Frederic Weatherly (1913)",
"Tune: Londonderry Air, Irish traditional (published by George Petrie, 1855)"
],
"plus": true,
"freeThisMonth": false,
"pageUrl": "https://beta.stackapella.com/songs/danny-boy",
"startUrl": "/?song=danny-boy&ref=song-page"
},
{
"slug": "down-to-the-river",
"title": "Down to the River to Pray",
"description": "The spiritual, for 2 to 4 singers: a gentle five-note tune that is easy to learn by ear. The soprano sings the melody, the alto and tenor sing the words beneath it, and the bass holds the roots on \"oo\".",
"difficulty": "beginner",
"genre": [
"spiritual",
"folk"
],
"parts": [
{
"key": "soprano",
"name": "Soprano",
"low": "C#4",
"high": "E5"
},
{
"key": "alto",
"name": "Alto",
"low": "A3",
"high": "F#4"
},
{
"key": "tenor",
"name": "Tenor",
"low": "E3",
"high": "D4"
},
{
"key": "bass",
"name": "Bass",
"low": "F#2",
"high": "E3"
}
],
"previewUrl": null,
"previewType": "audio/mp4",
"words": [
"As I went down in the river to pray,",
"studying about that good old way,",
"and who shall wear the starry crown?",
"Good Lord, show me the way!"
],
"credits": [
"Words: traditional spiritual (first printed as \"The Good Old Way\", Slave Songs of the United States, 1867)",
"Tune: traditional spiritual"
],
"plus": true,
"freeThisMonth": false,
"pageUrl": "https://beta.stackapella.com/songs/down-to-the-river",
"startUrl": "/?song=down-to-the-river&ref=song-page"
},
{
"slug": "happy-birthday",
"title": "Happy Birthday",
"description": "The song everyone knows, for 2 to 4 singers: the soprano sings the tune, the alto follows it a third below, the tenor fills the chord with the words, and the bass holds the roots on \"oo\". Short, and a lovely surprise to send someone.",
"difficulty": "beginner",
"genre": [
"celebration",
"traditional"
],
"parts": [
{
"key": "soprano",
"name": "Soprano",
"low": "C4",
"high": "C5"
},
{
"key": "alto",
"name": "Alto",
"low": "A3",
"high": "F4"
},
{
"key": "tenor",
"name": "Tenor",
"low": "F3",
"high": "C4"
},
{
"key": "bass",
"name": "Bass",
"low": "F2",
"high": "C3"
}
],
"previewUrl": null,
"previewType": "audio/mp4",
"words": [
"Happy birthday to you,",
"Happy birthday to you,",
"Happy birthday dear friend,",
"Happy birthday to you."
],
"credits": [
"Words: Traditional (published 1912)",
"Tune: \"Good Morning to All\", Mildred J. Hill (1893)"
],
"plus": false,
"freeThisMonth": false,
"pageUrl": "https://beta.stackapella.com/songs/happy-birthday",
"startUrl": "/?song=happy-birthday&ref=song-page"
},
{
"slug": "let-me-call-you-sweetheart",
"title": "Let Me Call You Sweetheart",
"description": "The sweetheart waltz, for 2 to 4 singers: the soprano sings the melody, the alto and tenor lean into warm barbershop chords beneath the long held notes, and the bass sings the roots.",
"difficulty": "intermediate",
"genre": [
"barbershop",
"waltz"
],
"parts": [
{
"key": "soprano",
"name": "Soprano",
"low": "E4",
"high": "F5"
},
{
"key": "alto",
"name": "Alto",
"low": "C4",
"high": "A4"
},
{
"key": "tenor",
"name": "Tenor",
"low": "G3",
"high": "E4"
},
{
"key": "bass",
"name": "Bass",
"low": "G2",
"high": "A3"
}
],
"previewUrl": null,
"previewType": "audio/mp4",
"words": [
"Let me call you sweetheart, I'm in love with you.",
"Let me hear you whisper that you love me too.",
"Keep the lovelight glowing in your eyes so true.",
"Let me call you sweetheart, I'm in love with you."
],
"credits": [
"Words: Beth Slater Whitson (1910)",
"Tune: Leo Friedman (1910)"
],
"plus": true,
"freeThisMonth": false,
"pageUrl": "https://beta.stackapella.com/songs/let-me-call-you-sweetheart",
"startUrl": "/?song=let-me-call-you-sweetheart&ref=song-page"
},
{
"slug": "michael-row",
"title": "Michael, Row the Boat Ashore",
"description": "The spiritual, for 2 to 4 singers: a short, easy tune with a \"Hallelujah!\" to answer. The soprano sings the melody, the alto moves beneath it, the bass holds the roots on \"oo\", and the tenor fills the chord.",
"difficulty": "beginner",
"genre": [
"spiritual",
"folk"
],
"parts": [
{
"key": "soprano",
"name": "Soprano",
"low": "D4",
"high": "B4"
},
{
"key": "alto",
"name": "Alto",
"low": "A3",
"high": "G4"
},
{
"key": "tenor",
"name": "Tenor",
"low": "F#3",
"high": "D4"
},
{
"key": "bass",
"name": "Bass",
"low": "G2",
"high": "D3"
}
],
"previewUrl": null,
"previewType": "audio/mp4",
"words": [
"Michael, row the boat ashore, Hallelujah!",
"Michael, row the boat ashore, Hallelujah!"
],
"credits": [
"Words: traditional spiritual (Slave Songs of the United States, 1867)",
"Tune: traditional spiritual (1867)"
],
"plus": false,
"freeThisMonth": false,
"pageUrl": "https://beta.stackapella.com/songs/michael-row",
"startUrl": "/?song=michael-row&ref=song-page"
},
{
"slug": "o-come-all-ye-faithful",
"title": "O Come, All Ye Faithful",
"description": "The great Christmas processional, for 2 to 4 singers: the soprano sings the melody, the alto and tenor fill the chords, and the bass climbs and falls beneath. Bright, festive and easy to love.",
"difficulty": "beginner",
"genre": [
"christmas",
"carol",
"hymn"
],
"parts": [
{
"key": "soprano",
"name": "Soprano",
"low": "D4",
"high": "D5"
},
{
"key": "alto",
"name": "Alto",
"low": "G3",
"high": "G4"
},
{
"key": "tenor",
"name": "Tenor",
"low": "E3",
"high": "E4"
},
{
"key": "bass",
"name": "Bass",
"low": "G2",
"high": "G3"
}
],
"previewUrl": null,
"previewType": "audio/mp4",
"words": [
"O come, all ye faithful,",
"joyful and triumphant,",
"O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem;",
"Come and behold him, born the King of angels:"
],
"credits": [
"Words: Latin hymn \"Adeste Fideles\" (18th century); English words Frederick Oakeley (1841)",
"Tune: \"Adeste Fideles\", attributed to John Francis Wade (c. 1743)"
],
"plus": true,
"freeThisMonth": false,
"pageUrl": "https://beta.stackapella.com/songs/o-come-all-ye-faithful",
"startUrl": "/?song=o-come-all-ye-faithful&ref=song-page"
},
{
"slug": "ode-to-joy",
"title": "Ode to Joy (Joyful, Joyful)",
"description": "Beethoven's great tune with the hymn words \"Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee\", for 2 to 4 singers: the soprano sings the melody, the alto moves beneath it, the bass holds the roots on \"oo\", and the tenor fills the chord. Steady and bright.",
"difficulty": "beginner",
"genre": [
"hymn",
"classical"
],
"parts": [
{
"key": "soprano",
"name": "Soprano",
"low": "D4",
"high": "D5"
},
{
"key": "alto",
"name": "Alto",
"low": "G3",
"high": "B4"
},
{
"key": "tenor",
"name": "Tenor",
"low": "D3",
"high": "D4"
},
{
"key": "bass",
"name": "Bass",
"low": "G2",
"high": "D3"
}
],
"previewUrl": null,
"previewType": "audio/mp4",
"words": [
"Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee,",
"God of glory, Lord of love;",
"Hearts unfold like flow'rs before Thee,",
"Op'ning to the sun above.",
"Melt the clouds of sin and sadness;",
"drive the dark of doubt away;",
"Giver of immortal gladness,",
"fill us with the light of day!"
],
"credits": [
"Words: Henry van Dyke (1907)",
"Tune: Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 9 (1824)"
],
"plus": true,
"freeThisMonth": false,
"pageUrl": "https://beta.stackapella.com/songs/ode-to-joy",
"startUrl": "/?song=ode-to-joy&ref=song-page"
},
{
"slug": "red-river-valley",
"title": "Red River Valley",
"description": "The gentle cowboy song, for 2 to 4 singers: the soprano sings the melody, the alto moves beneath it, the bass holds the roots on \"oo\", and the tenor fills the chord. Easy to learn by ear.",
"difficulty": "beginner",
"genre": [
"folk",
"american"
],
"parts": [
{
"key": "soprano",
"name": "Soprano",
"low": "D4",
"high": "D5"
},
{
"key": "alto",
"name": "Alto",
"low": "A3",
"high": "B4"
},
{
"key": "tenor",
"name": "Tenor",
"low": "F#3",
"high": "F4"
},
{
"key": "bass",
"name": "Bass",
"low": "G2",
"high": "D3"
}
],
"previewUrl": null,
"previewType": "audio/mp4",
"words": [
"From this valley they say you are going.",
"We will miss your bright eyes and sweet smile,",
"for they say you are taking the sunshine,",
"that has brightened our pathway a while."
],
"credits": [
"Words: traditional (Canadian and American, 1870s to 1890s)",
"Tune: traditional"
],
"plus": true,
"freeThisMonth": false,
"pageUrl": "https://beta.stackapella.com/songs/red-river-valley",
"startUrl": "/?song=red-river-valley&ref=song-page"
},
{
"slug": "row-row-row",
"title": "Row, Row, Row Your Boat (round)",
"description": "The nursery round for 2 to 4 singers: everyone sings the same short tune three times, entering two bars apart (tenor and bass an octave lower), and the parts ripple along together. A cheerful first round.",
"difficulty": "beginner",
"genre": [
"round",
"children's",
"folk"
],
"parts": [
{
"key": "soprano",
"name": "Soprano",
"low": "C4",
"high": "C5"
},
{
"key": "alto",
"name": "Alto",
"low": "C4",
"high": "C5"
},
{
"key": "tenor",
"name": "Tenor",
"low": "C3",
"high": "C4"
},
{
"key": "bass",
"name": "Bass",
"low": "C3",
"high": "C4"
}
],
"previewUrl": null,
"previewType": "audio/mp4",
"words": [
"Row, row, row your boat,"
],
"credits": [
"Words: traditional (published 1852)",
"Tune: traditional, The Franklin Square Song Collection (1881), credited to Eliphalet Oram Lyte"
],
"plus": true,
"freeThisMonth": false,
"pageUrl": "https://beta.stackapella.com/songs/row-row-row",
"startUrl": "/?song=row-row-row&ref=song-page"
},
{
"slug": "scarborough-fair",
"title": "Scarborough Fair",
"description": "The old English ballad in its haunting Dorian tune, for 2 to 4 singers: the soprano sings the melody, the alto and tenor move gently beneath it, and the bass holds the roots on \"oo\".",
"difficulty": "beginner",
"genre": [
"folk",
"ballad"
],
"parts": [
{
"key": "soprano",
"name": "Soprano",
"low": "D4",
"high": "E5"
},
{
"key": "alto",
"name": "Alto",
"low": "A3",
"high": "B4"
},
{
"key": "tenor",
"name": "Tenor",
"low": "F#3",
"high": "C#4"
},
{
"key": "bass",
"name": "Bass",
"low": "G2",
"high": "G3"
}
],
"previewUrl": null,
"previewType": "audio/mp4",
"words": [
"Are you going to Scarborough Fair?",
"Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme.",
"Remember me to one who lives there,",
"She once was a true love of mine."
],
"credits": [
"Words: traditional English ballad",
"Tune: traditional English"
],
"plus": true,
"freeThisMonth": false,
"pageUrl": "https://beta.stackapella.com/songs/scarborough-fair",
"startUrl": "/?song=scarborough-fair&ref=song-page"
},
{
"slug": "shchedryk",
"title": "Shchedryk",
"description": "The Ukrainian New Year song of the swallow, for 2 to 4 singers: the soprano sings the famous four-note tune all the way through, the alto joins in thirds and sixths, and the bass and tenor ring slowly underneath like bells.",
"difficulty": "intermediate",
"genre": [
"folk",
"christmas"
],
"parts": [
{
"key": "soprano",
"name": "Soprano",
"low": "G4",
"high": "Bb4"
},
{
"key": "alto",
"name": "Alto",
"low": "Bb3",
"high": "G4"
},
{
"key": "tenor",
"name": "Tenor",
"low": "G3",
"high": "C4"
},
{
"key": "bass",
"name": "Bass",
"low": "G2",
"high": "G3"
}
],
"previewUrl": null,
"previewType": "audio/mp4",
"words": [
"Щедрик, щедрик, щедрівочка,",
"Прилетіла ластівочка,"
],
"credits": [
"Words: traditional Ukrainian shchedrivka (New Year song)",
"Tune: traditional Ukrainian folk melody"
],
"plus": true,
"freeThisMonth": false,
"pageUrl": "https://beta.stackapella.com/songs/shchedryk",
"startUrl": "/?song=shchedryk&ref=song-page"
},
{
"slug": "shenandoah",
"title": "Shenandoah",
"description": "The American river song, for 2 to 4 singers: the soprano sings the long, rolling melody, the alto and tenor move gently beneath it, and the bass holds the roots on \"oo\". Slow and spacious, with time to breathe.",
"difficulty": "intermediate",
"genre": [
"folk",
"sea shanty"
],
"parts": [
{
"key": "soprano",
"name": "Soprano",
"low": "C4",
"high": "F5"
},
{
"key": "alto",
"name": "Alto",
"low": "C4",
"high": "A4"
},
{
"key": "tenor",
"name": "Tenor",
"low": "F3",
"high": "D4"
},
{
"key": "bass",
"name": "Bass",
"low": "F2",
"high": "F3"
}
],
"previewUrl": null,
"previewType": "audio/mp4",
"words": [
"Oh Shenandoah, I long to hear you,",
"Away, you rolling river.",
"Oh Shenandoah, I long to hear you,",
"Away, I'm bound away,",
"'cross the wide Missouri."
],
"credits": [
"Words: traditional American (19th century)",
"Tune: traditional American (printed by 1876)"
],
"plus": true,
"freeThisMonth": false,
"pageUrl": "https://beta.stackapella.com/songs/shenandoah",
"startUrl": "/?song=shenandoah&ref=song-page"
},
{
"slug": "silent-night",
"title": "Silent Night",
"description": "The gentle carol, for 2 to 4 singers: the soprano sings the melody, the alto a third below most of the way, the bass holds the roots on \"oo\", and the tenor fills the chord. Slow and singable.",
"difficulty": "beginner",
"genre": [
"carol",
"christmas"
],
"parts": [
{
"key": "soprano",
"name": "Soprano",
"low": "C4",
"high": "F5"
},
{
"key": "alto",
"name": "Alto",
"low": "B3",
"high": "D5"
},
{
"key": "tenor",
"name": "Tenor",
"low": "D3",
"high": "C4"
},
{
"key": "bass",
"name": "Bass",
"low": "F2",
"high": "C3"
}
],
"previewUrl": null,
"previewType": "audio/mp4",
"words": [
"Silent night, Holy night,",
"All is calm, all is bright,",
"Round yon virgin mother and child,",
"Holy infant so tender and mild,",
"Sleep in heavenly peace,",
"sleep in heavenly peace."
],
"credits": [
"Words: Joseph Mohr (1816); English words John Freeman Young (1859)",
"Tune: Franz Xaver Gruber (1818)"
],
"plus": true,
"freeThisMonth": false,
"pageUrl": "https://beta.stackapella.com/songs/silent-night",
"startUrl": "/?song=silent-night&ref=song-page"
},
{
"slug": "simple-gifts",
"title": "Simple Gifts",
"description": "The Shaker dancing song, for 2 to 4 singers: the soprano sings the melody, the alto and tenor keep close beneath it on easy repeated notes, and the bass holds the roots on \"oo\".",
"difficulty": "beginner",
"genre": [
"folk",
"hymn"
],
"parts": [
{
"key": "soprano",
"name": "Soprano",
"low": "D4",
"high": "D5"
},
{
"key": "alto",
"name": "Alto",
"low": "B3",
"high": "G4"
},
{
"key": "tenor",
"name": "Tenor",
"low": "G3",
"high": "D4"
},
{
"key": "bass",
"name": "Bass",
"low": "G2",
"high": "E3"
}
],
"previewUrl": null,
"previewType": "audio/mp4",
"words": [
"'Tis the gift to be simple, 'tis the gift to be free,",
"'Tis the gift to come down where we ought to be,",
"And when we find ourselves in the place just right,",
"'Twill be in the valley of love and delight."
],
"credits": [
"Words: Joseph Brackett (1848)",
"Tune: Joseph Brackett (1848)"
],
"plus": true,
"freeThisMonth": false,
"pageUrl": "https://beta.stackapella.com/songs/simple-gifts",
"startUrl": "/?song=simple-gifts&ref=song-page"
},
{
"slug": "sweet-adeline",
"title": "Sweet Adeline",
"description": "The barbershop favourite, for 2 to 4 singers: the soprano sings the melody, the alto and tenor slide through close chords beneath it, and the bass walks the roots, with a few ringing sevenths along the way.",
"difficulty": "intermediate",
"genre": [
"barbershop"
],
"parts": [
{
"key": "soprano",
"name": "Soprano",
"low": "E4",
"high": "Eb5"
},
{
"key": "alto",
"name": "Alto",
"low": "C4",
"high": "F4"
},
{
"key": "tenor",
"name": "Tenor",
"low": "G3",
"high": "D4"
},
{
"key": "bass",
"name": "Bass",
"low": "G2",
"high": "F3"
}
],
"previewUrl": null,
"previewType": "audio/mp4",
"words": [
"Sweet Adeline, My Adeline,",
"At night, dear heart, For you I pine;",
"In all my dreams Your fair face beams,",
"You're the flower of my heart, Sweet Adeline."
],
"credits": [
"Words: Richard H. Gerard (1903)",
"Tune: Harry Armstrong (1903)"
],
"plus": true,
"freeThisMonth": false,
"pageUrl": "https://beta.stackapella.com/songs/sweet-adeline",
"startUrl": "/?song=sweet-adeline&ref=song-page"
},
{
"slug": "swing-low",
"title": "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot",
"description": "The spiritual, for 2 to 4 singers: the chorus, the first verse and the chorus again. The soprano sings the melody, the alto and tenor sing the words beneath it, and the bass holds the roots on \"oo\". Warm and unhurried.",
"difficulty": "beginner",
"genre": [
"spiritual",
"gospel"
],
"parts": [
{
"key": "soprano",
"name": "Soprano",
"low": "D4",
"high": "E5"
},
{
"key": "alto",
"name": "Alto",
"low": "B3",
"high": "G4"
},
{
"key": "tenor",
"name": "Tenor",
"low": "G3",
"high": "C4"
},
{
"key": "bass",
"name": "Bass",
"low": "G2",
"high": "E3"
}
],
"previewUrl": null,
"previewType": "audio/mp4",
"words": [
"Swing low, sweet chariot,",
"Coming for to carry me home.",
"Swing low, sweet chariot,",
"Coming for to carry me home."
],
"credits": [
"Words: traditional spiritual, attributed to Wallace Willis (published 1872)",
"Tune: traditional spiritual (published 1872)"
],
"plus": true,
"freeThisMonth": false,
"pageUrl": "https://beta.stackapella.com/songs/swing-low",
"startUrl": "/?song=swing-low&ref=song-page"
}
]
}