In my guitar journey through the melodies of the Genevan Psalter, my latest performance is of Psalm 4. This leaves me with only 20 tunes remaining before completing this project, which began in earnest last November. Many of these last tunes I have found especially challenging, and this includes Psalm 4, which is unusually long at 10 lines and has an irregular metrical pattern of 98 99 89 89 98. Lines 3 and 6 repeat, but there are no repetitions in the other lines. These factors make it difficult to memorize. It is one of only 6 tunes in the Aeolian mode, which is equivalent to our minor scale. I played it at a fairly brisk pace, because, at such length, it tends to drag when being sung. The entire Genevan Psalter playlist can be accessed here. I will, of course, alert readers to the completion of this project when and if the time comes. Stay tuned.
