Come, Your Hearts and Voices Raising Recorder Notes
Letters and fingering pictures for soprano recorder, with the words under each note. Starts F A C A B♭ C D C.
The notes and words
Key: F major (the original key).
FCome,AyourCheartsAandB♭voi-CDcesCrais-Ging,
AChristB♭Cthe
B♭LordAGwithFglad-DnessEprais-Cing;
ALoud-B♭lyCsingDHis
CloveGa-Ama-Fzing,B♭Wor-B♭thyAfolkGFofFChris-DEten-Fdom.
- 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: G major.
GCome,ByourDheartsBandCvoi-DEcesDrais-Aing,
BChristCDthe
CLordBAwithGglad-EnessF♯prais-Ding;
BLoud-ClyDsingEHis
DloveAa-Bma-Gzing,CWor-CthyBfolkAGofGChris-EF♯ten-Gdom.
- 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
Recorder fingering chart: every note, tap to hear it
Key: A♭ major.
A♭Come,CyourE♭heartsCandD♭voi-E♭FcesE♭rais-B♭ing,
CChristD♭E♭the
D♭LordCB♭withA♭glad-FnessGprais-E♭ing;
CLoud-D♭lyE♭singFHis
E♭loveB♭a-Cma-A♭zing,D♭Wor-D♭thyCfolkB♭A♭ofA♭Chris-FGten-A♭dom.
- 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
Recorder fingering chart: every note, tap to hear it
Key: A major.
ACome,C♯yourEheartsC♯andDvoi-EF♯cesErais-Bing,
C♯ChristDEthe
DLordC♯BwithAglad-F♯nessG♯prais-Eing;
C♯Loud-DlyEsingF♯His
EloveBa-C♯ma-Azing,DWor-DthyC♯folkBAofAChris-F♯G♯ten-Adom.
- 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
Recorder fingering chart: every note, tap to hear it
Staff notation
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About this song
- Melody
- Tune QUEM PASTORES, German, 1410
- Words
- Paul Gerhardt (1607–1676), translated by Composite translation, 1913 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1410, words 1913: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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