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Chanting the tones
This service guide provides an overview of the psalm tones used in Western Rite chant, along with short musical examples to support practice. This PDF allows singers to follow the notation while listening to each tone, and the audio tracks below offer a reference for pitch, phrasing, and cadence.
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Listen to the tones
Tone I A 1
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_123da25d92e54e31b66ecd6c7ba9adcd.mp3
Tone I A 2
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_4adefd515124478eaab4d6e799f954ce.mp3
Tone I A 3
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_97a2afff5d7244f0996227bf21e730ba.mp3
Tone I A 4
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_e7a4b5b5c3b644a39bef4bff467868da.mp3
Tone I A 5
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_f5a996e1985c4865b14462df0e75f543.mp3
Tone I A 6
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_91dfbcf7b6b9426e8ddcadffc4ccb030.mp3
Tone I A 7
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_833172d1ac85424a85b05392daf684da.mp3
Tone I A 8
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_2777374b68a24523bd0e92079ade9222.mp3
Tone I A 9
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_d723f51c8f57441ba7ee580c986aa6ce.mp3
Tone I A 10
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_b23fbc9d5ac54037a13efe2dda4a7e4b.mp3
Tone I B 1
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_a60a3b82b6a04a06a9e1c5ec67041bac.mp3
Tone I B 2
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_f562ff1139dc4e3e8dd3c96a7feeb9a2.mp3
Tone I B 3
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_dd15db866b9547dbb7dea86576646dfe.mp3
Tone I B 4
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_06d0e625cbb64b07b57c94ca9431a6d9.mp3
Tone I B 5
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_b2ab606a25584fb296adacc4f423654d.mp3
Tone I B 6
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_cdb59d67bde94e6fb172cf802cf548ed.mp3
Tone I B 7
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_831c453770f44d37bed688500d14c739.mp3
Tone I B 8
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_dcd2bb2563374e0d9fd2354cb4e38013.mp3
Tone I B 9
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_03a4b2a677304f689250d204712dd11c.mp3
Tone I B 10
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_81c7a2b5a2a34882b834043304daa116.mp3
Tone II 1
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_61fef8668b2d4ac994b67dd710d69f25.mp3
Tone II 2
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_4ccf6e9dae48465db1e60767f141b31e.mp3
Tone III A 1
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_f96d9c6603e84658acd0bc725d033fd8.mp3
Tone III A 2
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_2015752e22484215a7100239534c2abf.mp3
Tone III A 3
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_e46cabc529ba4838ba2541b9d567e68f.mp3
Tone III A 4
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_1cfbd11b49d247b79cc357502dcad40d.mp3
Tone III A 5
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_94f5c0cdb5c5417b9ff2952702871ba8.mp3
Tone III A 6
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_f173690f56034455b0d2064f3305d2c2.mp3
Tone III B 1
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_2b13da66144d4138942cfd75d6cf4bec.mp3
Tone III B 2
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_ae041253674b4df3a15b1bcd01f71f22.mp3
Tone III B 3
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_77b74cd478504424a561bc32dea43286.mp3
Tone III B 4
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_7655d810f0fc4286b4f0b70ee63969fd.mp3
Tone III B 5
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_b205f278217847f68c4b08112807afc9.mp3
Tone III B 6
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_d6b65abf7409402fab7608920e68ae68.mp3
Tone IV 1
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_f1ed104726794314974e0321ff7221e7.mp3
Tone IV 2
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_d82d636a4d5c42c09a5cc4514948dbbd.mp3
Tone IV 3
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_ab4258685e8e44208fb407ed6f2dae37.mp3
Tone IV 4
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_7397e47533c244b2b6ec8b289828d5d1.mp3
Tone IV 5
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_4371d4e97864441683c795ff163babc6.mp3
Tone IV 6
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_ae14a744a7ec4300a030976b8d4c4c40.mp3
Tone IV 7
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_5d111b0e6a14423ba6a926f97a667c4d.mp3
Tone IV 8
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_84506254c7e1456291d27f97e5122173.mp3
Tone IV 9
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_a95d7e84185f40dd832915e72fefe2f7.mp3
Tone IV 10
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_04f785b569f749f4b1ef820bf6b425ab.mp3
Tone V 1
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_36358b46476f45c98c7783d701d547e5.mp3
Tone V 2
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_43fb04368e384a2c88ae415876fd1354.mp3
Tone V 3
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_941058de93f541b4bc94d85edc61d083.mp3
Tone VI A
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_8e0891e402f647ec94b56cde30efa8ef.mp3
Tone VI B
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_081496c1a3f24fa6811426a09f6c460d.mp3
Tone VI A
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_8e0891e402f647ec94b56cde30efa8ef.mp3
Tone VII 1
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_8a89ec6d5d924c36a9b93a5817958ce1.mp3
Tone VII 2
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_6abf2afa2ed442548f0b91991847b7ec.mp3
Tone VII 3
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_24c8f7f475f14be1a738afc85ea261bd.mp3
Tone VII 4
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_caeab784e2f0449fbb9966ac7f5f1ac9.mp3
Tone VII 5
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_8270e435cea9426da1d983cd0fd13b7b.mp3
Tone VII 6
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_9e1ff03418404d8480710dc6c456de72.mp3
Tone VII 7
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_df23e0a231a64033b9642aae2c54c5d1.mp3
Tone VIII 1
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_1482e7de665142c49242c592db2a6352.mp3
Tone VIII 2
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_b249857ea47c46e79a4af6d4b93d81b6.mp3
Tone VIII 3
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_556aba6abe3e49be893dffd06d96ea6c.mp3
Tone VIII 4
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_5bb5a8cc372a452eada033ee19f5fba9.mp3
Tone VIII 5
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_16197152d1914172be30949def4b7d39.mp3
Tone VIII 6
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_803e28ac2b874f399caadf2c9db9b628.mp3
Tonus Peregrinus A
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_57492c3e48b44f6ebd1673c834ee7d0f.mp3
Tonus Peregrinus B
https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/15fd59_926f582d914347e38fceac08252dc1c1.mp3
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