Kumbaya — Come By Here
- Keep four beats through every bar.
- Carry all eight ties without a second attack.
Original: Cutting’s transcription of H. Wylie, 1926; sounding A major, A3–A4; up m3 to C4–C5; native alto F4–F5.
Prepare quavers in Lesson 6 and ties in Lesson 29.
Notes Used: C4, D4, E4, F4, G4, A4, B4, C5
Notes Used: F4, G4, A4, Bb4, C5, D5, E5, F5
Time Signature: 4/4 · Key: C major
Time Signature: 4/4 · Key: F major
Fingering Review
Published reading
Practice exercises
Traditional; Jennifer Cutting’s Library of Congress transcription, from H. Wylie’s 1926 singing; US government transcription.
Performance Goal: Let tied notes continue while the pulse stays steady.