Blest Be the Tie That Binds Recorder Notes with Fingerings
Letters and fingering pictures for soprano recorder, with the words under each note. Starts B B G B A F♯.
The notes and words
Key: G major (the original key).
BBlestBbeGBtheAtieF♯AthatGbindsGOurGheartsEGinGChrist-DGianF♯love;
ATheAfel-F♯Alow-GshipBDofDkin-ACdredBmindsDEIsDlikeBCtoBthatGAa-Gbove.
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- F♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- Bcovered: thumb, 1
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- Dcovered: 2
- Ecovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Key: F major.
ABlestAbeFAtheGtieEGthatFbindsFOurFheartsDFinFChrist-CFianElove;
GTheGfel-EGlow-FshipACofCkin-GB♭dredAmindsCDIsClikeAB♭toAthatFGa-Fbove.
- Ccovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Fcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- B♭covered: thumb, 1, 3, 4
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- Dcovered: 2
Key: A♭ major.
CBlestCbeA♭CtheB♭tieGB♭thatA♭bindsA♭OurA♭heartsFA♭inA♭Christ-E♭A♭ianGlove;
B♭TheB♭fel-GB♭low-A♭shipCE♭ofE♭kin-B♭D♭dredCmindsE♭FIsE♭likeCD♭toCthatA♭B♭a-A♭bove.
- E♭covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, half 6
- Fcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- A♭covered: thumb, 1, 2, 4, 5, half 6
- B♭covered: thumb, 1, 3, 4
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- D♭covered: 1, 2
- E♭covered: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Fcovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Key: A major.
C♯BlestC♯beAC♯theBtieG♯BthatAbindsAOurAheartsF♯AinAChrist-EAianG♯love;
BTheBfel-G♯Blow-AshipC♯EofEkin-BDdredC♯mindsEF♯IsElikeC♯DtoC♯thatABa-Above.
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- F♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
- G♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 4, 5, half 6
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- Bcovered: thumb, 1
- C♯covered: 1, 2
- Dcovered: 2
- Ecovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- F♯covered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 5
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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