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The Grand Old Duke of York

"The Grand Old Duke of York" Lyrics, Text Format

Intermediate syncopation and a tonic arpeggio.

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Description

  • Grade: First
  • Origin: England – Nursery Rhyme
  • Key: A Major
  • Time: 4/4
  • Form: ABCD
  • Rhythm: intermediate: | ta ta ta ta | ta/a/a ta |
    | ta ta ta ti ti | ti ti ta ta ti ti | syncopation,
    | ta/a ta/ ti | syncopation
  • Pitches: beginning: Mi So Do Re Mi Fa
  • Intervals: beginning: Do\So\Mi/So/Do tonic arpeggio
  • Musical Elements: notes: half, dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; pickup beats, syncopation, tonic arpeggio
  • Key Words: world geography: England; grand, noble, Duke of York, ten thousand, marched, up, down, neither, nor; contraction: we’re (we are)

 


“The Grand Old Duke of York” 
also known as
“The Noble Duke of York” 
1.

Oh, the grand old Duke of York,
He had ten thousand men;
He marched them up to the top of the hill,
And he marched them down again.
2.
 And when we’re up, we’re up,
And when we’re down we’re down,
And when we’re only half way up,
We’re neither up nor down.
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