Good Christian Men, Rejoice Recorder Notes with Letters
Letters and fingering pictures for soprano recorder, with the words under each note. Starts F F F A B♭ C D C.
The notes and words
Key: F major (the original key).
FGoodFChris-FtianAmenB♭re-CjoiceDCCWithFheartFandAsoulB♭andCvoice,DC
CGiveDyeCheedB♭toAwhatGweFsay:FNews!FNews!
GJe-GsusAChristGisFbornGto-Aday:
COxDandCassB♭be-AforeGHimFbow,FAnd
GHeGisAinGtheFman-GgerAnow.
DChristDisEbornEto-Fday!CChristAisAbornGto-GFday!
- 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.
GGoodGChris-GtianBmenCre-DjoiceEDDWithGheartGandBsoulCandDvoice,ED
DGiveEyeDheedCtoBwhatAweGsay:GNews!GNews!
AJe-AsusBChristAisGbornAto-Bday:
DOxEandDassCbe-BforeAHimGbow,GAnd
AHeAisBinAtheGman-AgerBnow.
EChristEisF♯bornF♯to-Gday!DChristBisBbornAto-AGday!
- 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: E major.
EGoodEChris-EtianG♯menAre-BjoiceC♯BBWithEheartEandG♯soulAandBvoice,C♯B
BGiveC♯yeBheedAtoG♯whatF♯weEsay:ENews!ENews!
F♯Je-F♯susG♯ChristF♯isEbornF♯to-G♯day:
BOxC♯andBassAbe-G♯foreF♯HimEbow,EAnd
F♯HeF♯isG♯inF♯theEman-F♯gerG♯now.
C♯ChristC♯isD♯bornD♯to-Eday!BChristG♯isG♯bornF♯to-F♯Eday!
- C♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, half 7
- D♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, half 6
- 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
Recorder fingering chart: every note, tap to hear it
Key: E♭ major.
E♭GoodE♭Chris-E♭tianGmenA♭re-B♭joiceCB♭B♭WithE♭heartE♭andGsoulA♭andB♭voice,CB♭
B♭GiveCyeB♭heedA♭toGwhatFweE♭say:E♭News!E♭News!
FJe-FsusGChristFisE♭bornFto-Gday:
B♭OxCandB♭assA♭be-GforeFHimE♭bow,E♭And
FHeFisGinFtheE♭man-FgerGnow.
CChristCisDbornDto-E♭day!B♭ChristGisGbornFto-FE♭day!
- Ccovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- 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
Recorder fingering chart: every note, tap to hear it
Staff notation
Play-along guide: the melody played by your browser’s recorder sound. The lit note follows the music. Print large notes
About this song
- Melody
- Tune IN DULCI JUBILO, German melody, 14th century, 1853
- Words
- John Mason Neale (1818–1866), 1853 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1853, words 1853: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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