HOW BEAUTIFUL HEAVEN MUST BE
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Time signature: 3/4 (See note below)
Tempo: varies widely, average ~110 bpm. |
Lyrics by Mrs. A. S. Bridgewater
Music by A. P. Bland |
NOTE: This tune is normally written in compound 6/8 time, which usually means two beats per bar. However, there is a simple 3/4 underlying beat in most of the youTube performances below.
For that reason I've shown the accordion notation in 3/4, rather than 6/8, time. If playing quickly, you can easily convert to 6/8 time, if you wish, by assigning a single beat to each of the given bars, and putting an emphasis on every second beat. Played slowly, it sounds much better in 3/4 time.
For that reason I've shown the accordion notation in 3/4, rather than 6/8, time. If playing quickly, you can easily convert to 6/8 time, if you wish, by assigning a single beat to each of the given bars, and putting an emphasis on every second beat. Played slowly, it sounds much better in 3/4 time.
Accordion Notation
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Beats per bar = 3
One beat = 1 dot (or equivalent) |
Either row (high) = Buttons 5 - 8
Either row (low) = Buttons 2 - 5 |
Verse 1 (of 3)
.8 | ;7 "7 .7 | .7 .7* .6 | .:7 | :6
.5 | ;4 "4 .4 | .4 .3* .3 | .:4 | :3
We read of a place that's called heav - en, /
.5 | ;8 "8 .8 | .7 .6 .7 | .:7*~ | ~:
.2 | ;5 "5 .5 | .4 .3 .4 | .:3*~ | ~:
It's made for the pure and the free___ /
.7 | ;8 "8 .8 | .7 .7 .6 | :7 .7* | :6
.4 | ;5 "5 .5 | .4 .4 .3 | :4 .3* | :3
These truths in God's word He has giv - en, /
.7 | ;8 "7 .6 | .7 .6 .7* | .:6~ | ~:
.4 | ;5 "4 .3 | .4 .3 .3* | .:3~ | ~:
How beau-ti - ful heav-en must be____. /
Chorus:
.5 | ;6 "6 .6 | .7 .6 .7* | .:6~ | ~.
.2 | ;3 "3 .3 | .4 .3 .3* | .:3~ | ~:
How beau-ti - ful heav-en must be. /
.7 | ;8 "8 .8 | .7 .6 .7 | .:7*~ | ~:
.4 | ;5 "5 .5 | .4 .3 .4 | .:3*~ | ~:
Sweet home of the hap -py and free___ /
.7 | ;8 "8 .8 | .7 .7 .6 | :7 .7* | :6
.4 | ;5 "5 .5 | .4 .4 .3 | :4 .3* | :3
Fair hav - en of rest for the wear - y, /
.7 | ;8 "7 .6 | .7 .6 .7* | .:6~ | ~:
.4 | ;5 "4 .3 | .4 .3 .3* | .:3~ | ~:
How beau - ti - ful heav-en must be___. /
.8 | ;7 "7 .7 | .7 .7* .6 | .:7 | :6
.5 | ;4 "4 .4 | .4 .3* .3 | .:4 | :3
We read of a place that's called heav - en, /
.5 | ;8 "8 .8 | .7 .6 .7 | .:7*~ | ~:
.2 | ;5 "5 .5 | .4 .3 .4 | .:3*~ | ~:
It's made for the pure and the free___ /
.7 | ;8 "8 .8 | .7 .7 .6 | :7 .7* | :6
.4 | ;5 "5 .5 | .4 .4 .3 | :4 .3* | :3
These truths in God's word He has giv - en, /
.7 | ;8 "7 .6 | .7 .6 .7* | .:6~ | ~:
.4 | ;5 "4 .3 | .4 .3 .3* | .:3~ | ~:
How beau-ti - ful heav-en must be____. /
Chorus:
.5 | ;6 "6 .6 | .7 .6 .7* | .:6~ | ~.
.2 | ;3 "3 .3 | .4 .3 .3* | .:3~ | ~:
How beau-ti - ful heav-en must be. /
.7 | ;8 "8 .8 | .7 .6 .7 | .:7*~ | ~:
.4 | ;5 "5 .5 | .4 .3 .4 | .:3*~ | ~:
Sweet home of the hap -py and free___ /
.7 | ;8 "8 .8 | .7 .7 .6 | :7 .7* | :6
.4 | ;5 "5 .5 | .4 .4 .3 | :4 .3* | :3
Fair hav - en of rest for the wear - y, /
.7 | ;8 "7 .6 | .7 .6 .7* | .:6~ | ~:
.4 | ;5 "4 .3 | .4 .3 .3* | .:3~ | ~:
How beau - ti - ful heav-en must be___. /
Embedded youTube VIDEOS
For comparison, the tempos given below are all based on 3/4 time, not 6/8 time (See note above).
For comparison, the tempos given below are all based on 3/4 time, not 6/8 time (See note above).
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Key: G
Tempo: ~140 bpm Singer: George Jones Posted by: 1martinis |
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Key: E
Tempo: ~140 bpm Singers: Wilburn Brothers with Loretta Lynn & Dottie West Posted by: kkiilljjooy |
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Key: Bb
Tempo: ~85 bpm Singer: Skeeter Davis Posted by: manbehindthescreen |
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Key: F ?
Tempo: ~145 bpm Group: Stanley Brothers Posted by: vintagegospel |
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Key: C from time 0 to 3:10
D from 3:11 to End Tempo: ~90 bpm Singer: Kelly Wentzel Posted by: Kelly Wentzel |
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Key: E
Tempo: ~125 bpm Singers: Skip McGowan & granddaughter Posted by: Skip McGowan |
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Key: G
Tempo: ~110 bpm Singer: Roy Acuff Posted by: texanti |
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Key: G
Tempo: ~85 bpm Singers: Little Jimmy Dickens and Blue Ridge Quartet Posted by: randall hamm |
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Key: C
Tempo: ~75 bpm Singers: The Nelons Posted by: Katie C Callaway Beautifully sung, but tempo does vary a little. |
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Key: F
Tempo: ~90 bpm Singer: Donny Reagan Posted by: Walter85143 |
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Key: Ab from time 0 to 2:10
A from 2:10 to 3:33 Bb from 3:33 to near end. Tempo: ~75 bpm Singer: Keith Plott Posted by: VCB Video Productions. |
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Key: Bb
Tempo: ~130 bpm Musician: Wilbur Reed Posted by: Brian Thomas |
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Background Materials, Information & Links
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Lyrics:
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We read of a place that's called heaven,
It's made for the pure and the free; These truths in God's word He has given, How beautiful heaven must be. Chorus: How beautiful heaven must be Sweet home of the happy and free; Fair haven of rest for the weary, How beautiful heaven must be. In heaven no drooping nor pining, No wishing for elsewhere to be; God's light is forever, there shining, How beautiful heaven must be. The angels so sweetly are singing, Up there by the beautiful sea; Sweet chords from their gold harps are ringing, How beautiful heaven must be. |
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