Good King Wenceslas Recorder Notes
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.
GGoodGKingGWen-Ace-GslasGlookedDoutEonDtheEFeastF♯ofGSteph-Gen,
GWhenGtheGsnowAlayGroundGa-Dbout,
EdeepDandEcrispF♯andGe-Gven.
DBright-ClyBshoneAtheBmoonAthatGnight,
EthoughDtheEfrostF♯wasGcru-Gel,
DWhenDaEpoorF♯manGcameGinAsight,
Dgath'r-CingBwin-AterGfu-CGel.
- 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.
FGoodFKingFWen-Gce-FslasFlookedCoutDonCtheDFeastEofFSteph-Fen,
FWhenFtheFsnowGlayFroundFa-Cbout,
DdeepCandDcrispEandFe-Fven.
CBright-B♭lyAshoneGtheAmoonGthatFnight,
DthoughCtheDfrostEwasFcru-Fel,
CWhenCaDpoorEmanFcameFinGsight,
Cgath'r-B♭ingAwin-GterFfu-B♭Fel.
- 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).
AGoodAKingAWen-Bce-AslasAlookedEoutF♯onEtheF♯FeastG♯ofASteph-Aen,
AWhenAtheAsnowBlayAroundAa-Ebout,
F♯deepEandF♯crispG♯andAe-Aven.
EBright-DlyC♯shoneBtheC♯moonBthatAnight,
F♯thoughEtheF♯frostG♯wasAcru-Ael,
EWhenEaF♯poorG♯manAcameAinBsight,
Egath'r-DingC♯win-BterAfu-DAel.
- 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♭GoodA♭KingA♭Wen-B♭ce-A♭slasA♭lookedE♭outFonE♭theFFeastGofA♭Steph-A♭en,
A♭WhenA♭theA♭snowB♭layA♭roundA♭a-E♭bout,
FdeepE♭andFcrispGandA♭e-A♭ven.
E♭Bright-D♭lyCshoneB♭theCmoonB♭thatA♭night,
FthoughE♭theFfrostGwasA♭cru-A♭el,
E♭WhenE♭aFpoorGmanA♭cameA♭inB♭sight,
E♭gath'r-D♭ingCwin-B♭terA♭fu-D♭A♭el.
- 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
- John Mason Neale (1818–1866), 1853 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1582, words 1853: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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