Come Thou Fount
About this arrangement
Robert Robinson, a young Baptist preacher, wrote the words in 1757 or 1758, at about 22. The American tune, called Nettleton, was first printed in 1813 in Wyeth's Repository of Sacred Music, Part Second. Who composed it is unknown; it is sometimes credited to the preacher Asahel Nettleton, but there is no proof.
Play the melody alone first, then the bass. E-flat major has three flats, so play the scale once before you start.
Start with short loops.
Use the section list as a practice map. Start at 50% tempo, loop one section, then return to the full piece once the hand shape feels stable.
Choose Right or Left to focus on one hand. Wait for note checks the highlighted notes as you play them on the screen or a connected MIDI keyboard.
Before you practice.
01 Is Come Thou Fount good for a late beginner?
Yes. It is short and the rhythm is simple, but each hand plays two notes at once and the key has three flats.
02 How long is it?
It is 19 bars in 3/4 time.
03 What should I practice first?
The top line of the right hand, which is the melody. Then the bass line in the left hand.
04 Who wrote the tune of Come Thou Fount?
Nobody knows for sure. It first appeared in an 1813 American hymn book, and it is named Nettleton after a preacher who may or may not have written it.