Coventry Carol Violin Notes with Letters
Letters, strings and finger numbers for violin, with the words under each note. Starts D D D♭ D F E D D♭.
The notes and words
Key: D minor.
DA 3Lul-DA 3lay,D♭A 2ThouDA 3lit-FE L1tleEE 0ti-DA 3nyD♭A 2Child,
DA 3By,EE 0by,FE L1lul-GE L2ly,EE 0lul-FE L1lay:AE 3Lul-
GE L2lay,FE L1ThouEE 0lit-FE L1tleEE 0ti-DA 3nyD♭A 2Child,
DA 3By,D♭A 2by,DA 3lul-GE L2ly,EE 0lul-G♭E 1lay.
- D♭A string, 2 finger
- DA string, 3 finger
- EE string, open
- FE string, low 1 finger
- G♭E string, 1 finger
- GE string, low 2 finger
- AE string, 3 finger
Staff notation
Play-along guide: the melody played by your browser’s violin sound. The lit note follows the music. Print large notes
About this song
- Melody
- Tune COVENTRY CAROL, Traditional English, 1591, 1591
- Words
- Coventry Mystery Play, 15th–16th century, 1591 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1591, words 1591: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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