Good King Wenceslas Trumpet Notes
Letters and valve numbers for B♭ trumpet, with the words under each note. Starts F F F G F F.
The notes and words
Key: F major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in E♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in E♭.
F1GoodF1KingF1Wen-G0ce-F1slasF1lookedC0outD13onC0theD13FeastE12ofF1Steph-F1en,
F1WhenF1theF1snowG0layF1roundF1a-C0bout,
D13deepC0andD13crispE12andF1e-F1ven.
C0Bright-B♭1lyA12shoneG0theA12moonG0thatF1night,
D13thoughC0theD13frostE12wasF1cru-F1el,
C0WhenC0aD13poorE12manF1cameF1inG0sight,
C0gath'r-B♭1ingA12win-G0terF1fu-B♭1F1el.
- Copen
- Dvalves 1 + 3
- Evalves 1 + 2
- Fvalves 1
- Gopen
- Avalves 1 + 2
- B♭valves 1
- Copen
Key: G major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in F major, so it plays along with a piano in F.
G0GoodG0KingG0Wen-A12ce-G0slasG0lookedD13outE12onD13theE12FeastF♯2ofG0Steph-G0en,
G0WhenG0theG0snowA12layG0roundG0a-D13bout,
E12deepD13andE12crispF♯2andG0e-G0ven.
D1Bright-C0lyB2shoneA12theB2moonA12thatG0night,
E12thoughD13theE12frostF♯2wasG0cru-G0el,
D13WhenD13aE12poorF♯2manG0cameG0inA12sight,
D1gath'r-C0ingB2win-A12terG0fu-C0G0el.
- Dvalves 1 + 3
- Evalves 1 + 2
- F♯valves 2
- Gopen
- Avalves 1 + 2
- Bvalves 2
- Copen
- Dvalves 1
Key: B♭ major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in A♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in A♭.
B♭1GoodB♭1KingB♭1Wen-C0ce-B♭1slasB♭1lookedF1outG0onF1theG0FeastA12ofB♭1Steph-B♭1en,
B♭1WhenB♭1theB♭1snowC0layB♭1roundB♭1a-F1bout,
G0deepF1andG0crispA12andB♭1e-B♭1ven.
F1Bright-E♭2lyD1shoneC0theD1moonC0thatB♭1night,
G0thoughF1theG0frostA12wasB♭1cru-B♭1el,
F1WhenF1aG0poorA12manB♭1cameB♭1inC0sight,
F1gath'r-E♭2ingD1win-C0terB♭1fu-E♭2B♭1el.
- Fvalves 1
- Gopen
- Avalves 1 + 2
- B♭valves 1
- Copen
- Dvalves 1
- E♭valves 2
- Fvalves 1
Key: C major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in B♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in B♭.
C0GoodC0KingC0Wen-D1ce-C0slasC0lookedG0outA12onG0theA12FeastB2ofC0Steph-C0en,
C0WhenC0theC0snowD1layC0roundC0a-G0bout,
A12deepG0andA12crispB2andC0e-C0ven.
G0Bright-F1lyE0shoneD1theE0moonD1thatC0night,
A12thoughG0theA12frostB2wasC0cru-C0el,
G0WhenG0aA12poorB2manC0cameC0inD1sight,
G0gath'r-F1ingE0win-D1terC0fu-F1C0el.
- Gopen
- Avalves 1 + 2
- Bvalves 2
- Copen
- Dvalves 1
- Eopen
- Fvalves 1
- Gopen
Staff notation
Play-along guide: the melody played by your browser’s trumpet sound, at concert pitch. The lit note follows the music. Print large notes
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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