The G Chord
To play the G chord, touch the lowest G key (as shown on the diagram) with the fourth finger of your left hand.
The D Seventh Chord
Type 1 Keyboards (e.g., Yamaha and Technics)
To play a D7 chord on this type of keyboard, press the lowest D key with the thumb of your left hand, together with the white key immediately to its left, using your second finger.
Type 2 Keyboards (e.g., Casio)
To play a D7 chord on this type of keyboard, press the lowest D key with the third finger of your left hand, together with the two white keys to its right, using your second finger and thumb.
Type 3 Keyboards (e.g., Roland and Kawai)
To play a D7 chord on this type of keyboard, press the lowest D key with the thumb of your left hand, together with the second key to its left, using your second finger.
This popular children’s song makes use of the chords G and D7.
Suggested Rhythm: Bossa Nova
When playing the melody of this song, be careful to observe the correct timing in bars 9, 11, 13 and 15. Practice the timing in these bars separately before playing the complete song.
Suggested Rhythm: Country
Another D Note
The Triplet
A triplet is a group of three evenly spaced notes played within 1 beat. Eighth note triplets are indicated by three eighth notes grouped together by a bracket or a curved line and the number 3 written either above or below the group.
The eighth note triplets are played with a third of a beat each. Accent (play louder) the first note of each triplet group as it will help you keep time.
Amazing Grace is a gospel song which contains eighth note triplets, and also uses the new D note.
Suggested Rhythm: Waltz
Sharp Signs
This is a sharp sign.
When a sharp sign is placed before a note on the staff, it indicates that you play the key immediately to its right. This key may be either black or white. E.g., the note F sharp (written as F# ) is shown on the staff above.
The Note F Sharp
To play the note F#, play the black key immediately to the right of the F note (white key), as shown on the diagram.
Most of the notes in this song are played staccato as indicated by the dot placed under or over the note.
Suggested Rhythm: Rock
