AMAZING  GRACE

Time signature:  3/4
Tempo: ~70  bpm.
Lyrics:  John Newton
Melody:  Traditional American
Accordion Notation
Beats per bar = 3
Beat symbol = Dot ( . ) or equivalent
Either row (high):  Buttons 5 - 8
Inside row (low):   Buttons 2 - 5 plus o3*
Verse 1 (of 4 or more)

"5    "5*   |    :6     "7  "6    |    :7       .7*    |    :6       .5*     |    :5  
"2  "o3*  |    :3     "4  "3     |    :4       .3*    |    :3      .o3*   |    :2  ​
  A __     -   maz - ing__      grace!  How     sweet   the       sound  /

  "5    "5*    |   :6      "7  "6    |      :7    "7*   "7    |   .:8~ | ~:   
  "2  "o3*   |   :3      "4  "3    |      :4     "3*   "4    |   .:5~ | ~:  
That__        saved    a___       wretch  like ___        me!____  /

.7   |   ;8   "7    "8  "7    |   :6     .5    |    ;5*  "6    "6   "5*     |    :5   
.4   |   ;5   "4    "5  "4    |   :3     .2    |   ;o3* "3    "3  "o3*   |    :2   
 I       once__   was__      lost,  but        now__    am__          found;  /

 "5     "5*    |    :6      "7  "6     |   :7     .7*   |   .:6~ | ~:     
​ "2   "o3*    |    :3      "4  "3     |   :4     .3*   |   .:3~ | ~:  
Was__           blind,   but__        now    I          see___.  /
​
Some folks play the first three (or four) verses of this gospel song in one key, then ramp it up to a "higher" key for the final verse.   For example:
  • On an Irish B-C or similar accordion, going from the outside B row to the corresponding buttons on the inside C row ramps it up by a semi-tone.
  • If playing a G-C-F, or similar accordion, you can start low on the inside F row for the first verses, then play the final verse high on the outside G row, ramping it up by two semi-tones.  
  • On a G-C (or similar) accordion, you can start high on the outside G row and then move to the corresponding inside C row, thus ramping it up by a "fourth" (or five semi-tones).   
  • Alternately, On a G-C or similar accordion, you can start low on the inside C row and then move to the high outside G row, thus ramping it up by a "fifth" (or seven semi-tones). 
OR, like most folks with dual-row accordions, you can play all four verses on the same row.  It is, of course, your choice.
Embedded youTube VIDEOS

Key:    G  

Tempo:  ~65 bpm

Group:  Flashmob in Tweede
​              Kamer gebouw 

​Posted by:  Cees van der wal

Singing begins at time 0:23
Key:   Eb from time 0:49 to 3:42
          F   from time 3:42 to end  (final verse)

Tempo:  ~70 bpm

Singer:  Judy Collins, with the Boys Choir
              of Harlem (1993)  

​Posted by:  Beta Hi Fi Archive

Singing begins at time 0:49
​
Key:  ?

Group:  ​Three Irish
               Tenors

Posted by:  John
               Uskglass
Key:   A   from time 0:00 to ​0:48
          B   from time 0:48 to 1:30
          C   from time 1:30 to 2:23
          Db from time 2:23 to end
​
Tempo:  ~75 bpm

Guitrist:   Ron ?

Posted by: Shad1964
​
Key:  D

Tempo:  ~85 bpm.

Singer:  Dolly Parton

Posted by:  dollyadict
Key:  F#

Tempo:  ~55 bpm

Singer:  Nana Mouskouri

​Posted by:  sdorr
Key:   G

Performer:  Anthony (Tony) Archibald

Posted by: threelegsoman
Key:  F

Tempo:  ~85 bpm

Accordionist:  Hubert ?

​Posted by: Akkordeon-Hubert
Key:  E  Verse 1 time 0 to 0:46
         F  Verse 2    0:46 to 1:31
         F# Verse 3   1:31 to 2:17
         G  Verse 4   2:17 to end

Tempo:  ~75 bpm

Singer:  George Jones

​Posted by:  Warren Stanley

​
Key:  F#  from time 0 to 2:17
         G   from time 2:17 to end
         
Tempo:  ~65 bpm

Singer:  Charlotte Church

Posted by:
​            CharlotteChurchVEVO
Key: C
​
Tempo:  ~65 bpm

Singers:  ? ​(in Cherokee language)

Posted by:  Nancy W.

​Singing begins at time 0:26
Background Materials, Information & Links
​Lyrics:

Verses 1 to 3 at right were written by John Newton;  he also wrote three more verses, not included here, but found in the first link below.

​Verse 4 at right is of African- American origin.
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.

’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed.

Through many dangers, toils and snares,
I have already come;
’Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.

When we’ve been there ten thousand years,
Bright shining as the sun,
We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise
Than when we’d first begun.

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Background Links:
Click HERE for additional info about this song.

Click HERE  for biographical info on John Newton.
​
Click HERE ​for information on the movie "Amazing Grace", about the late 18th and early 19th century campaign in Britain to end the slave trade, with a focus on the role played by William Wilberforce.   The full movie is available on DVD, and perhaps online also;  click HERE for "trailer".