"Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" is a traditional African-American spiritual that expresses the feelings of loneliness, abandonment, and longing for parental care. The song reflects the experiences of slaves who were forcibly separated from their families and captures the profound sense of loss and despair they endured. The lyrics convey the deep emotional pain and yearning for connection, while also expressing hope for reconciliation and spiritual solace.
Letter notes
(C° A) E° E C° (E° E) A (C° E) D°
(E° C° A A) (D° E) C° (A E) E
(C° A) D° D C° (D° F) A (C° D) D°
(E° C° A A) (D° E) C° (A E) E
(C° A) E° E C° (E° E) A (C° E) D°
(E° C° A F) (D° D) C° (A A) D A
(C° A E) E (A A) E E A
(B G# E E) E A (C° A) E A
(C° A E) E (G# B) E E G#
(C° A A) E A E A E
(F° D° A F) D F° (G° A) A (F° D)
(E° C° G C) E G C G (E° E)
(E° C° A F) F A A A (E° F)
(D° G G) D G B G D
Number notation
(1° 6) 3° 3 1° (3° 3) 6 (1° 3) 2°
(3° 1° 6 6) (2° 3) 1° (6 3) 3
(1° 6) 2° 2 1° (2° 4) 6 (1° 2) 2°
(3° 1° 6 6) (2° 3) 1° (6 3) 3
(1° 6) 3° 3 1° (3° 3) 6 (1° 3) 2°
(3° 1° 6 4) (2° 2) 1° (6 6) 2 6
(1° 6 3) 3 (6 6) 3 3 6
(7 5# 3 3) 3 6 (1° 6) 3 6
(1° 6 3) 3 (5# 7) 3 3 5#
(1° 6 6) 3 6 3 6 3
(4° 2° 6 4) 2 4° (5° 6) 6 (4° 2)
(3° 1° 5 1) 3 5 1 5 (3° 3)
(3° 1° 6 4) 4 6 6 6 (3° 4)
(2° 5 5) 2 5 7 5 2
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