Auld Lang Syne Recorder Notes
Letters and fingering pictures for soprano recorder, with the words under each note. Starts D G G G B A.
The notes and words
Key: G major (the original key).
DShouldGauldGac-Gquaint-BanceAbeGfor-Agot,
BAndGnev-GerBbroughtDtoEmind?EShould
DauldBac-Bquaint-GanceAbeGfor-Agot,
BAndGdaysEofEauldDlangGsyne?E
DBBGAGAEDBBDEG
DBBGAGABGEEDG
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- Bcovered: thumb, 1
- Dcovered: 2
- Ecovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Gcovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3
Key: F major.
CShouldFauldFac-Fquaint-AanceGbeFfor-Ggot,
AAndFnev-FerAbroughtCtoDmind?DShould
CauldAac-Aquaint-FanceGbeFfor-Ggot,
AAndFdaysDofDauldClangFsyne?D
CAAFGFGDCAACDF
CAAFGFGAFDDCF
- Ccovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Fcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- Dcovered: 2
- Fcovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Key: A♭ major.
E♭ShouldA♭auldA♭ac-A♭quaint-CanceB♭beA♭for-B♭got,
CAndA♭nev-A♭erCbroughtE♭toFmind?FShould
E♭auldCac-Cquaint-A♭anceB♭beA♭for-B♭got,
CAndA♭daysFofFauldE♭langA♭syne?F
E♭CCA♭B♭A♭B♭FE♭CCE♭FA♭
E♭CCA♭B♭A♭B♭CA♭FFE♭A♭
- E♭covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, half 6
- Fcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- A♭covered: thumb, 1, 2, 4, 5, half 6
- B♭covered: thumb, 1, 3, 4
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- E♭covered: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Fcovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
- A♭covered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 4
Key: A major.
EShouldAauldAac-Aquaint-C♯anceBbeAfor-Bgot,
C♯AndAnev-AerC♯broughtEtoF♯mind?F♯Should
EauldC♯ac-C♯quaint-AanceBbeAfor-Bgot,
C♯AndAdaysF♯ofF♯auldElangAsyne?F♯
EC♯C♯ABABF♯EC♯C♯EF♯A
EC♯C♯ABABC♯AF♯F♯EA
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- F♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- Bcovered: thumb, 1
- C♯covered: 1, 2
- Ecovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- F♯covered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 5
- Acovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2
Staff notation
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About this song
- Melody
- Scottish air, 1799
- Words
- Robert Burns (1759–1796), 1796 (first verse shown)
- Public domain
- Melody 1799, words 1796: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Franklin Square Song Collection (Harper & Brothers, 1881), p. 104 (1881)