How to Play Amazing Grace on the 6 Hole Ocarina

About Amazing Grace

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The words are John Newton’s, written for a New Year service in 1773 and first printed in 1779. Newton had captained slave ships before a change of conscience led him into the ministry, and the hymn reads as his own testimony. The familiar tune, usually called New Britain, is an American folk melody paired with the text decades later.

On a 6-hole ocarina the tune sits inside one octave, from C up to the C above, which is part of why it turns up in so many beginners’ books. The long held notes give you room to breathe and shape the sound, so it rewards slow, careful playing more than speed.

Amazing Grace Lyrics

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Amazing grace, how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me.
I once was lost, but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.

Amazing Grace Ocarina Tab

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