God Bless Africa

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Notes

Enoch Sontanga was a teacher at a methodist mission school in Johannesburg SA. The first two (almost identical) stanzas are the original. Seven additional Xhosa verses were written in 1927 by poet Samuel Mqhayi. There are versions in all the southern African languages.

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March Only 1 transcription Has lots of stepwise movement Has some stepwise movement major A-sharp 4/4 Has notes text Has chords explore more...

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X: 1
T: Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika
T: God Bless Africa
C: Enoch Sontanga 1897
R: march
Z: John Chambers <jc@trillian.mit.edu>
N: Enoch Sontanga was a teacher at a methodist mission school in Johannesburg SA.
N: The first two (almost identical) stanzas are the original.  Seven additional
N: Xhosa verses were written in 1927 by poet Samuel Mqhayi.  There are versions
N: in all the southern African languages.
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Bb
| "Bb"BA Bc d2 d2 | "F7"c2 c2 "Bb"B4 \
| "Bb"dd cd "F7"e2 e2 | "Bb"dd d2 "F7"c4 |
| "Bb"BA Bc d2 d2 | "F7"c2 e2 "Bb"d4 \
| "Cm"c4 "Bb"B4 | "F7"AB c2 "Bb"B4 \
| "Cm"c4 "Bb"B3B | "F7"AB c2 "Bb"B4 :|
| "Bb"B2 AG F4- | F8 \
| "Bb"B2 AG F4- | F8 \
| "Bb"B2 cd "Eb"G4 | "Cm"ed c2 "Bb"B4 | "F7"AB c2 "Bb"B4 |]

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