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A little challenge · 6 notes

How to play Amazing Grace on the ocarina

Amazing Grace ocarina notes with color coding & letters, sheet music, fingering diagrams, and interactive audio practice.

The hymn written by John Newton in 1772, set to a flowing three-beat rhythm. Great practice for steady breath pressure. It uses 6 notes: D, E, G, A, B, D′.

▶ Practice Amazing Grace in Potato Flute Fingering chart

The notes & rhythm

Tap a note to hear it.

DGBGBAGEDDGBGBAD′

Longer blocks are longer notes; a vertical line marks each bar.

Sheet music

Standard treble clef notation with letter guides below each note.

The notes as letters

D G B G B A G E D D G B G B A D′

Ocarina fingerings

Select your ocarina type to see the right fingerings. Filled holes are covered; white holes are open.

Your ocarina:

D · low D

Front · finger holes

Back · thumb holes and extra sub-holes (open)

E · low E

Front · finger holes

Back · thumb holes and extra sub-holes (open)

G · G

Front · finger holes

Back · thumb holes and extra sub-holes (open)

A · A

Front · finger holes

Back · thumb holes and extra sub-holes (open)

B · B

Front · finger holes

Back · thumb holes and extra sub-holes (open)

D′ · high D

Front · finger holes

Back · thumb holes and extra sub-holes (open)

Playing tips for Amazing Grace

Start each note cleanly with a gentle tongue stroke (whisper "too" or "doo").
Seal every hole completely with the soft pads of your fingers, not your fingertips.
The ocarina's pitch follows your breath: blowing softer lowers the pitch, blowing harder raises it.
Low notes (C, D, E) need the gentlest breath of all. If a low note warbles or squeaks, soften your breath and check that your lower fingers fully seal their holes.

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