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Blest Be the Tie That Binds Piano Letter Notes

Letters and numbers for piano, with the words under each note. Starts B B G B A F♯.

Key
G major
Range
D4–E5
Length
36 notes
Melody
1828, public domain

The notes and words

Key: G major (the original key).

B7BlestB7beG5B7theA6tieF♯4♯A6thatG5bindsG5OurG5heartsE3G5inG5Christ-D2G5ianF♯4♯love;

A6TheA6fel-F♯4♯A6low-G5shipB7D2̇ofD2̇kin-A6C1̇dredB7mindsD2̇E3̇IsD2̇likeB7C1̇toB7thatG5A6a-G5bove.

Numbers: 1 = C, 2 = D … 7 = B. A dot above means the octave above middle C, a dot below the octave below.
  • 2D4
  • 3E4
  • 4♯F♯4
  • 5G4
  • 6A4
  • 7B4
  • 1̇C5
  • 2̇D5
  • 3̇E5
70%

Staff notation

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About this song

Melody
Tune DENNIS, Hans Georg Nägeli, 1828
Words
John Fawcett (1740–1817), 1782 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
Public domain
Melody 1828, words 1782: first published before 1931.
Source
Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys

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