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Simple Gifts (traditional Shaker song from 1848)
You have probably heard this song. It is usually presented very gently as is befitting the lyrics. Some say that it was most likely a song used for dance in worship, and so may have been at a quicker pace though. So, I recorded at two different paces. I played the melody at a quick pace (I am pretty sure quicker than it would have been, even for dancing), so I could practicing some alternate picking. I then presented (singing being a stretch), the lyrics over the chords in a kind of arpeggio fashion. A simple song, but very nice melody.
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Wow @Philb 👏👏 You’re rockin’ the house🤩
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That song is so much fun!!! Excellent alternate picking at the beginning, I’m jealous 😁
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@Bill_Brown @Alisa
Thanks much for taking a listen and the kind words. It’s fun to take the lessons Tony teaches us here and apply them to a song.-
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Thanks for posting @Philb. That is one of my favorite melodies, however, I have never listened to the lyrics before. Thanks for doing the two techniques together. Very nicely done.
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@SherryH Thanks much! It seems I have heard this since childhood, but hadn’t known the lyrics either until recently.
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