%%pagescale 1.1 %%altfingering:xxxxxx:xxxxXX: X:1 T:Amazing Grace (1) C:Embellished Arrangement for NAF by Robert Gatliff C:Traditional - Lyrics by John Newton (1779) - Melody of 'New Britain' (1829) M:9/8 L:1/8 K:E %%measurenb -1 % turn off numbering of measures because some are split F3 | B6 dTcB | d6 c3 | B6 !trill(!F3!trill)! | !breath!F6 w:A-maz-i-n-g grace! How sweet the sound F3 | B6 dTcB | d6 c2 d | f6- f3- | !breath!f6 w:That saved a__ wretch like_ me__ d3 | f6 dTcB | d6 c3 | B6 !trill(!F3!trill)! | !breath!F6 w:I once w-a-s lost, but now am found; F3 | B6 dTcB | d6 (c{f}c{f}c) |B6- B3- | !breath!B6 |] w:Was blind, b-u-t now I__ see.__
Arrangement Note: To avoid the pitch that requires half uncovering the bottom finger hole, this arrangement embelishes the melody with trills ( ~~~ ) which is accomplished by rapidly opening a closing the two far holes. Once a trill is added to an otherwise untextured melody, it invites additional shorter trills (tr) to keep the newly introduced trill from standing out as something unusual. In the third to the last measure, a dog bark or double pop embelishment has been added prior to the long ending note, optionally these pops could be omitted. As long as embellishments do not obscure the melody, they can spice it up, creating an opportunity to personalize it.