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Gabriel's Message Piano Notes

Letters and numbers for piano, with the words under each note. Starts E A C B D C.

Key
C major
Range
E4–E5
Length
48 notes
Melody
1922, public domain

The notes and words

Key: C major (the original key).

E3TheA6an-C1̇gelB7Ga-D2̇bri-C1̇elB7fromA6hea-B7venE3came,

E3hisA6wingsC1̇asB7drift-D2̇edC1̇snow,

B7hisA6eyesG5asA6flame;

C1̇"AllC1̇hail,"D2̇saidC1̇he,B7"thouC1̇low-D2̇lyE3̇mai-E3̇den,

D2̇Ma-C1̇B7ry,B7

C1̇mostD2̇high-C1̇lyB7fa-A6voredB7la-E3dy,"A6Glo-C1̇B7C1̇A6A6G5ri-A6a!

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

Staff notation

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About this song

Melody
Tune GABRIEL'S MESSAGE, Traditional Basque, 1922
Words
Sabine Baring-Gould (1834–1924), 1922 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
Public domain
Melody 1922, words 1922: first published before 1931.
Source
Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys

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