Bells & Xylophone Medium

How Can I Keep From Singing? Xylophone Notes with Letters

Letters and boomwhacker colors for bells, xylophone or boomwhackers, with the words under each note. Starts C F G A F G.

Key
F major
Range
C4–C5
Length
60 notes
Melody
1869, public domain

The notes and words

Key: F major, white keys only, so every note is on a C major set.

CMyFlifeGflowsAonFinGend-FlessDsong;

CA-FboveAearth'sC′la-Amen-Ata-Gtion.

CIFcatchGtheAsweet,FthoughGfar-FoffDhymnDthatChailsFaAnewGcre-Ga-Ftion;

AThroughC′allC′theC′tu-AmultGandAtheFstrife,

GIAhearAthatAmu-GsicAring-C′ing;

AItC′findsC′anC′e-AchoFinDmyCsoul...

CHowFcanGIAkeepGfromGsing-Fing?

Boomwhacker colors (C major set), always with the letter. Maker’s color list.
  • Cred
  • Dorange
  • Flight green
  • Gaqua
  • Aviolet
  • C′ (high)red
70%

Staff notation

Play-along guide: the melody played by your browser’s bells sound. The lit note follows the music. Print large notes

About this song

Melody
Tune HOW CAN I KEEP FROM SINGING, Robert Lowry, 1869
Words
F. J. Hartley and Robert Lowry and anonymous, 1869 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
Public domain
Melody 1869, words 1869: first published before 1931.
Source
Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys

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