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Joy to the World — melody and festive bass

Support the descending C major scale of Joy to the World with resonant C, F and G bass notes.

Next stepsLowell Mason (1839 hymnal melody) · 16-bar carol adaptation with bass · piano both handsPiano · Both hands · C major · 4/4

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Tune "Antioch" arranged by Lowell Mason (1836–1839); C-major piano arrangement by NotePlayMusic. Public domain 19th-century hymn tune. Teaching arrangement newly authored by NotePlayMusic. · www.noteplaymusic.com

Try it at the keyboard

  1. Practise the right-hand thumb-under / finger-over crossing from F4 to E4 in bar 2–3 before adding the left hand.
  2. In bars 5 and 6, the bass steps cleanly from F2 up to G2 while the melody climbs.
  3. Let the final left-hand C ring while the right hand steps down E–D–C.

About this score

16-bar C-major teaching adaptation with regularized crotchet/minim melody rhythms and whole-note C, F and G bass harmony, including the middle phrases and closing cadence.

Tune "Antioch" arranged by Lowell Mason (1836–1839); C-major piano arrangement by NotePlayMusic. Public domain 19th-century hymn tune. Teaching arrangement newly authored by NotePlayMusic.

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