I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day Recorder Notes
Letters and fingering pictures for soprano recorder, with the words under each note. Starts D F♯ F F♯ F♯ G.
The notes and words
Key: D major.
DIF♯heardFtheF♯bellsF♯onGChrist-F♯masGdayG♯Their
AoldDfa-C♯mil-BiarBcar-AolsAplay,
AAndAwildGandF♯sweet
GtheF♯wordsEre-DpeatEOfF♯peaceGonAearth,
BgoodC♯willEtoDmen.
- C♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, half 7
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Fcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- F♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- G♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 4, 5, half 6
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- Bcovered: thumb, 1
- C♯covered: 1, 2
- Dcovered: 2
Key: E♭ major (the original key).
E♭IGheardG♭theGbellsGonA♭Christ-GmasA♭dayATheir
B♭oldE♭fa-Dmil-CiarCcar-B♭olsB♭play,
B♭AndB♭wildA♭andGsweet
A♭theGwordsFre-E♭peatFOfGpeaceA♭onB♭earth,
CgoodDwillFtoE♭men.
- 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
- G♭covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- A♭covered: thumb, 1, 2, 4, 5, half 6
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- B♭covered: thumb, 1, 3, 4
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- Dcovered: 2
- E♭covered: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Key: F major.
FIAheardA♭theAbellsAonB♭Christ-AmasB♭dayBTheir
ColdFfa-Emil-DiarDcar-ColsCplay,
CAndCwildB♭andAsweet
B♭theAwordsGre-FpeatGOfApeaceB♭onCearth,
DgoodEwillGtoFmen.
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Fcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- A♭covered: thumb, 1, 2, 4, 5, half 6
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- B♭covered: thumb, 1, 3, 4
- Bcovered: thumb, 1
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- Dcovered: 2
- Ecovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Fcovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Key: E major.
EIG♯heardGtheG♯bellsG♯onAChrist-G♯masAdayA♯Their
BoldEfa-D♯mil-C♯iarC♯car-BolsBplay,
BAndBwildAandG♯sweet
AtheG♯wordsF♯re-EpeatF♯OfG♯peaceAonBearth,
C♯goodD♯willF♯toEmen.
- 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
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- G♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 4, 5, half 6
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- A♯covered: thumb, 1, 3, 4
- Bcovered: thumb, 1
- C♯covered: 1, 2
- D♯covered: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Ecovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Staff notation
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About this song
- Melody
- Tune WALTHAM (CALKIN), John Baptiste Calkin, 1872
- Words
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882), 1864 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1872, words 1864: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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