You Better Run

  • "You Better Run" is an African American Spiritual written in extended do pentatonic scale.
  • A great song to prepare, make conscious and practise high do.
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Kodály Analysis:

You Better Run Theme: Spiritual Games:
Partner: Form: Binary Song Type:
Scale: do Pentatonic CSP: G - B Age: Middle Primary - Middle Secondary
Tones: d finalis r m s l d high Rhythm: ; ; ; ; ;  
Melodic: s l s ; s d finalis ; d r d ; d m ; m r m ; m s m ; m r d ; d d high ; d high l s ; s d high ; d high l d high
Prep: ; ; , d high
MC: d high
Prac: ; ; , d high

 

Origin: African American Spiritual
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