Deck the Halls Recorder Notes
Letters and fingering pictures for soprano recorder, with the words under each note. Starts C B♭ A G F G.
The notes and words
Key: F major (the original key).
CDeckB♭theAhallGwithFboughsGofAhol-Fly,
GFaAlaB♭laGlaAlaGlaFlaElaFla!
C'TisB♭theAsea-GsonFtoGbeAjol-Fly,
GFaAlaB♭laGlaAlaGlaFlaElaFla!
GDonAweB♭nowGourAgayB♭ap-Cpar-Ael,
CTrollB♭theAan-GcientFChrist-GmasAcar-Col,
DFaDlaDlaDlaClaB♭laAlaGlaFla!
- Ccovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- 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.
DDeckCtheBhallAwithGboughsAofBhol-Gly,
AFaBlaClaAlaBlaAlaGlaF♯laGla!
D'TisCtheBsea-AsonGtoAbeBjol-Gly,
AFaBlaClaAlaBlaAlaGlaF♯laGla!
ADonBweCnowAourBgayCap-Dpar-Bel,
DTrollCtheBan-AcientGChrist-AmasBcar-Dol,
EFaElaElaElaDlaClaBlaAlaGla!
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- 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: A♭ major.
E♭DeckD♭theChallB♭withA♭boughsB♭ofChol-A♭ly,
B♭FaClaD♭laB♭laClaB♭laA♭laGlaA♭la!
E♭'TisD♭theCsea-B♭sonA♭toB♭beCjol-A♭ly,
B♭FaClaD♭laB♭laClaB♭laA♭laGlaA♭la!
B♭DonCweD♭nowB♭ourCgayD♭ap-E♭par-Cel,
E♭TrollD♭theCan-B♭cientA♭Christ-B♭masCcar-E♭ol,
FFaFlaFlaFlaE♭laD♭laClaB♭laA♭la!
- E♭covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, half 6
- 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.
EDeckDtheC♯hallBwithAboughsBofC♯hol-Aly,
BFaC♯laDlaBlaC♯laBlaAlaG♯laAla!
E'TisDtheC♯sea-BsonAtoBbeC♯jol-Aly,
BFaC♯laDlaBlaC♯laBlaAlaG♯laAla!
BDonC♯weDnowBourC♯gayDap-Epar-C♯el,
ETrollDtheC♯an-BcientAChrist-BmasC♯car-Eol,
F♯FaF♯laF♯laF♯laElaDlaC♯laBlaAla!
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- 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
- Welsh air (“Nos Galan”), 1794
- Words
- Thomas Oliphant (1799–1879), 1862 (first verse shown)
- Public domain
- Melody 1794, words 1862: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Franklin Square Song Collection (Harper & Brothers, 1881), p. 120, “Deck the Hall with Boughs of Holly” (1881)
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