TBB

KUM BA YAH
TBB, accompanied

AFRO-AMERICAN SPIRITUAL
Arranged by RUTH ELAINE SCHRAM

CHORAL MUSIC
OF

Cmen
s antahaa
ur

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 KUM BA YAH
TBB, accompanied, with optional guitar and Orffinstruments

AFRICAN-AMERICAN SPIRITUAL
Approximate performance time: 2:45 Arranged by RUTH ELAINE SCHRAM
Allegro,=140

Allegro, =140 Dm/C C

C

Piano Begin with 4 measures of Orff instruments.

(Section A) 7mp (Section A)

]st time all voices unison on melody (baritone)

2nd time parts
mp

pray ing Oh Lord, kum ba

unis, mp

Kum ba yah, my Lord,. kum ba yah.

ing, Lord, kum ba yah. .
pray

Dm/C C Cmaj9 Dm/C C(2)

(1st time Section A)

(2nd time Section B)

Orff sections occur in 4 measure intervals. They are indicated in the piano part,
The separate Orff part is found on page 10.

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 kum ba
yah. Some-one's pray ing

Kum ba yah, my Lord, kum ba yah.

Some-one's pray ing, Lord, kum ba yah.
Dm/C Em/G C Em7/B Am7 Dm Dsus

(1st time Section A)

(2nd time Section B)

yah. Some-one's pray ing, kum ba yah, kum ba

Kum ba yah, my Lord,. kum ba yah.

Some-one's pray - ing, Lord, kum ba yah, kum ba
Dm7/G F/G G6 Cmaj9 F(2) Fmaj7 G(2VF Em7

(1st time Section A)

(2nd time Section B)

Oh Lord, Oh Lord, kum ba

unis.

Oh Lord, kum ba yah.

yah. Oh Lord,. kum ba
F(2) CIG Cmaj7/G F/G G

(1st time Section A)

(2nd time Section B)

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Some-one's yAh
m

Some-one's yah. . Some-one's

cagsa
T2. Ci/A
DinC Im/a CS Am7

mf

ms

Some-one's sing ng. kum ba yah, kum ba yah

(bass mel.)

Some-one's
sing ing,Lord,. kum ba yah. .

P7 D/G D/P G

(Section C)

E
Ah. kum ba yah.

ing, Lord, . kum ba yah..- Some-one's

sing
D A/C Bn G/A

(Section C)

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Some one's sing ing kum ba. yah, Oh

sing ing, Lord, Oh, - kum ba yah. Oh

A/CI Gmaj7 Em7

D Bm D/A G D/F

(Section C)

Lord, - kum ba yah Some one's

Lord,
D/A Em7/A C/D Cmaj7/D
42

(Section C)

Oh Lord, kum baa yah. Some-one's

shout-ing my

yah, kum ba yah.

C/D G(2) C/D

(Sec. A and B)

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 Lord, kum ba yah, kum ba yah. Some-one's
shout-ing8 Oh my

C/D
Bm7/F Em Am

(Sec. A and1C)

mf

E
shout ing, Lord,. kum ba yah. Oh
oh my Lord,
mÍ

shout ing, Lord, kum ba yah, kum ba yah. Oh

G CIG Bm7 Cmaj9 C6

( mf (Sec. A and B)

mp

Lord, kum ba yah. Kum ba

(mel.) mp

Lord, oh my Lord, kum ba yah.

G/D CID D G F/G G FIG G6

(Sec. A and C)
|mp

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my Lord, kum ba yah, kum ba yah. Kum ba

yah,

E
yah.
C(2) Dm/C Em/G
59 Cmaj9 Dm/C

(Sec. A and B)

yah, my Lord, kum ba yah.

Kum ba

E
yah, my Lord, kum ba yah. .

c Em7/B Am7 Dm Dsus Dm7/G F/G G6

(Sec. A and1B)

Ah. Oh
my Lord,. kum ba yah..
yah, unis.

Ah. Oh

67 C F Fmaj7 G(2/F C/E

(Sec. A)

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 Lord, kum ba yah.. Oh

CIG F/G

(Sec..A)

Lord, kum ba

C6/G Cmaj7/G CIG Dm/G Em/G F6/G

(Sec. A)

Pp fade to nothing

yah.

(Sec. D) (Orff instruments 2 measures)

Pp

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 Orff Instrumentation

A Section

Conga

Bongo

B Section*

Shakers

Triangle

Claves

Cowbell

C Section

Shakers

Triangle

Claves

O.
Cowbell

D Section

Conga

Bongo

A Section: 6 times
B Section: 4 times
C Section: 4 times
A+B Section: 1 time
time
2 times
A+C Section:
A+B Section: 2 times
A Section: 3 times
D Section: 1 time

*Feel free to use substitutions.

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