(Time through) | Daniel | Linda | Val | Brett | Tony |
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1 | Bass pizz. come in on measure 5 | (tacit) | (tacit) | Fingerpick melody (starts solo) | (tacit) |
2 | Bass pizz. | Melody | (tacit) | Fingerpick melody | Vibes arpeggio |
3 | Bass arco | Harmony | Melody w/mute | Chords | Vibes arpeggio |
4 | Bass arco | Harmony | Melody w/mute | Chords | Vibes arpeggio |
Tempo is quarter-note = 76 bpm (four beats per measure).
Background: the melody is Austrian, from the district of Salzburg, appearing first in a collection of folk songs published in 1865 by the founder of the Salzburg museum. Georg Gotsch is credited with the modern version of the lyrics describing Mary singing the infant Jesus to sleep.