Gentle Mary Laid Her Child Recorder Notes with Fingerings
Letters and fingering pictures for soprano recorder, with the words under each note. Starts G G G A G G.
The notes and words
Key: G major.
GGen-GtleGMa-AryGlaidGherDChildElow-DlyEinF♯aGman-Gger;
GThereGHeGlay,AtheGun-Gde-Dfiled,
EtoDtheEworldF♯aGStran-Gger:
DSuchCaBBabeAinBsuchAaGplace,
EcanDHeEbeF♯theGSa-Gvior?
DAskDtheEsavedF♯ofGallGtheAraceDwhoChaveBfoundAHisGfa-CGvor.
- 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
Key: F major.
FGen-FtleFMa-GryFlaidFherCChildDlow-ClyDinEaFman-Fger;
FThereFHeFlay,GtheFun-Fde-Cfiled,
DtoCtheDworldEaFStran-Fger:
CSuchB♭aABabeGinAsuchGaFplace,
DcanCHeDbeEtheFSa-Fvior?
CAskCtheDsavedEofFallFtheGraceCwhoB♭haveAfoundGHisFfa-B♭Fvor.
- 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
Key: A major (the original key).
AGen-AtleAMa-BryAlaidAherEChildF♯low-ElyF♯inG♯aAman-Ager;
AThereAHeAlay,BtheAun-Ade-Efiled,
F♯toEtheF♯worldG♯aAStran-Ager:
ESuchDaC♯BabeBinC♯suchBaAplace,
F♯canEHeF♯beG♯theASa-Avior?
EAskEtheF♯savedG♯ofAallAtheBraceEwhoDhaveC♯foundBHisAfa-DAvor.
- 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
Key: A♭ major.
A♭Gen-A♭tleA♭Ma-B♭ryA♭laidA♭herE♭ChildFlow-E♭lyFinGaA♭man-A♭ger;
A♭ThereA♭HeA♭lay,B♭theA♭un-A♭de-E♭filed,
FtoE♭theFworldGaA♭Stran-A♭ger:
E♭SuchD♭aCBabeB♭inCsuchB♭aA♭place,
FcanE♭HeFbeGtheA♭Sa-A♭vior?
E♭AskE♭theFsavedGofA♭allA♭theB♭raceE♭whoD♭haveCfoundB♭HisA♭fa-D♭A♭vor.
- 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
Staff notation
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About this song
- Melody
- Tune TEMPUS ADEST FLORIDUM, from Swedish Piae Cantones (1582), 1582
- Words
- Joseph Simpson Cook (1859–1933), 1919 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1582, words 1919: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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