Amazing Grace - Sheet Music for Native American Flute

Amazing Grace, from [Newton-J 1779]

Amazing Grace is one of the most recognized songs in the English-speaking world.

The lyrics were written by English poet and clergyman John Newton (1725–1807). In early life, he was a sailor of no religious conviction who worked his way up to the captain of a ship that was active in the slave trade. His conversion to Christianity was sparked by a storm on May 10, 1748 that battered his vessel so severely that he became frightened enough to call out to God for mercy ([Leaver 1979], [Leaver 1980], and [Stowe 2004] are general references for background information on John Newton and this song).

Click on these links for various parts of the story and music of Amazing Grace:

• Lyrics
• History of the Amazing Grace Melody
• Amazing Grace as the Cherokee National Anthem
• Early Recorded Music
• Recording on the Native American Flute
• Sheet music for the Native American Flute

Other Arrangements

Many others have arranged Amazing Grace for the Native American flute. Here are links to some of them:

• Version by WM/JS on the Montana Listserver / Dave Fields
• On Flutetree.com:
  • Amazing Grace (with a trill) to avoid the half-hole note
  • Amazing Grace (transposed up a Minor 3rd) to avoid the half-hole note
  • Amazing Grace (substituting a different note) for the half-hole note
  • Amazing Grace (substituting a melodic phrase) for the half-hole note
  • Amazing Grace - Diatonic
  • Amazing Grace - Hopi flute