Transcription of Sacred Ground - Jon Schmidt
1 39 Sacred Groundwritten by Jon Schmidt (from the album To the Summit ) Sacred Ground 1998 Side Notes: Helpful Hints: copyright 1998 Freely, but not dragging =60-70 (different key version can be downloaded free of charge at )1 This is a favorite piece of mine. To me it is a scene out of a movie. I see a lake surrounded by trees, with shafts of light coming through clouds after a storm. The feeling is perfect paint. I have marked some possibilites with ritards and fer-48 va - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (play notes an octave higher)7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 Pedal ad-lib, except where notedThese #s are for rhythm help.
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