Amazing Grace (strumstick tutorial #6)

Lew Dite with his grand strumstick.
Amazing Grace in two different tunings
D A D mixolydian mode (strumstick standard tuning)
D A A ionoian mode (a stronger drone effect)

upper numbers - the mixolydian mode
lower numbers - the ionian mode

4-8-10-8-10------9-------8-----5----4
0-3--5-3--5------4-------3------1----0
Amazing grace how sweet the sound
4------8-10-8-10--------9----12
0------3--5-3--5---------4-----8
That saved a wretch like me
10-12-10-12-10-8-4-5----8-5-4
5---8--5--8--5--3-0-1-------3-1-0
I once was lost, but now I'm found
4------8-10-8-10---9-8
0------3--5-3--5----4-3
Was lost but now I see.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Lew
• Dite
• standard
• strumstick

[orangetide]

I finally understand mixolydian and ionoian, thank you!

[lewdite]

@orangetide Glad I could help…

[KnickKnackerson]

I like the ionoian best, although the up tempo one was nice too. Amazing grave?

[lewdite]

Spelling corrected... thanks

[Monklady]

Youtube had a shortage of good strumstick tutorials, you have once again proved yourself to be the best. Your passion for music shines through in every film you produce. Thank you

[RLewisH]

Awesome!

[blaxicat2005]

This instrument is like sweet hard acndy to my ears!!!! I'm getting one for sure!!! Haha! And thank you for that video...It was great! :D

[rouge19d]

@ckyman354 its called diatonic tuning as apposed to chromatic which is probably what your used to

[zabaldica12345]

after a while , it sounds like a bagpipe :P it's an epic instrument

[ckyman354]

whats up with the frets? it looks wierd but pretty cool instrument though

[thoeckel]

Great sound and great tutorial. This is very helpful - I'm still working on getting the strumming going. I actually liked the first version, altho' I usually play the lower version (on the the lower frets. Thanks!

[QChord4Fun]

Thats sounds really, and of course its a wonderful song. I like all the versions, but prefer the lower tuning. Gloria

[DashHopes]

As stated in the title that was Amazing.

Richard