| Title | Mary Had a Baby | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Composer | Traditional American | |||
| Instrumentation | Flute and Guitar chords |     | ||
| Key | F major | |||
| Range | C5–G6 | |||
| Time signature | 4/4 | |||
| Tempo | 82 BPM | |||
| Performance time | 1:35 | |||
| Difficulty level | easy | |||
| Download printable score | PDF Sheet Music (129 kB) (preview) | |||
| Download audio tracks | MIDI (change tempo/key) MP3 (1.3 MB) | |||
| Play-along accompaniment | MIDI (change tempo/key) MP3 (1.4 MB) | |||
| Date added | 2020-12-19 | |||
| Last updated | 2020-12-24 | |||
| Download popularity index |    1.5 (above average) | |||
| Categories |
Christian music, Christmas carols, Gospel music, Hymn tunes, Spirituals, Traditional/Folk | |||
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This Christmas carol comes from the African-American tradition and talks about the coming of the baby Jesus. It appears to have originated on the South Carolina coastal island of Saint Helena in the 19th century.
Thanks to Diana Irving for contributing this arrangement!
