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Clara H. Scott (1841–1897)

Open My Eyes, That I May See

Hymn tune Open My Eyes (1895)

In Hymns

Level
4 of 5
Key signature
4 flats
Time
6/8
Length
16 bars
Plays in
about 1 min

Practise it

Needs a MIDI keyboard and Chrome, Edge or Firefox on a computer, or Chrome on an Android phone or tablet.

The opening bars of Open My Eyes, That I May See
The opening bars

Versions

Each easier version only leaves notes out, so every one is still the real piece. Print any of them free.

  • As written236 notes
  • Melody and a simpler left hand178 notes
  • Melody and left-hand roots77 notes
  • Right-hand melody61 notes

To practise it on paper: a practice chart for this piece, a week of steps from each hand alone to full tempo, with their speeds.

What it asks of you

  • Treble clef from C4 to C5, with ledger lines
  • Bass clef from A2 to C4, with ledger lines
  • Key signature: 4 flats (A♭ major or F minor)
  • Accidentals: naturals, flats outside the key
  • Rhythm: quarter notes, dotted half notes, eighth notes, dotted quarter notes
  • Intervals: 4ths, 6ths, 5ths, 10ths, octaves, 7ths
  • Hands playing together, moving the hand to a new position, one hand moving while the other holds

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Score typeset by Steve Dunlop for the Mutopia Project (Public Domain), adapted for Clefsight; the composition is public domain: Clara H. Scott died in 1897. Credits