Psalm SingerLearn to sing psalms and hymns a cappella. Follow the notes and words on four-part music, lock to a steady metronome, and practice the melody in soprano, alto, tenor, or bass.Learn to sing psalms & hymns a cappella

Tunes are written in ABC, a simple way of typing music with ordinary letters. Open “Type or change the notes” above to see the tune that is playing now — it is the easiest example to copy.

The top lines

T:	The title, for example T:Amazing Grace
M:	Beats in a bar: M:3/4 (three beats) or M:4/4 (four)
L:	How long a plain note is: L:1/4 means one beat
Q:	Speed, for example Q:1/4=90
K:	The key, for example K:G, K:F, K:Bb or K:Am. Put this line last; the notes start after it. The key adds the right sharps and flats for you.

Notes

C D E F G A B	Notes from middle C upward
c d e f g a b	The same notes one octave higher
c'   C,	An apostrophe goes one octave higher still; a comma goes one octave lower
^F _B =B	Sharp, flat and natural (the sign goes before the note)
G2 G3 G/2 G3/2	Twice as long, three times as long, half as long, one and a half times as long
z	A rest (silence). z2 is a longer rest
|	A bar line. |: and :| mark a section to repeat
G2-G	A dash joins two notes into one held note

Words

Put a line starting with w: under a line of notes. Each syllable goes with one note. Use a dash between syllables (shep- herd), _ to hold a syllable over another note, and * to skip a note. Another w: line under the same notes is the next verse.

Example:
K:G
D | G2 B/G/ | B2 A | G2 E | D2
w: A- maz- ing _ grace! How sweet the sound

Your own files

Press Import to open tunes saved on this device: ABC files (.abc), MIDI files (.mid) and MusicXML files (.xml, .musicxml, .mxl). They are kept in My Songs.