I Need Thee Every Hour Clarinet Notes
Letter notes in the written key for B♭ clarinet, with the words under each note. Starts C E D C B C.
The notes and words
Key: C major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in B♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in B♭.
CIEneedDTheeCev-B'ryChour,
CMostCgra-DCciousAGLord;
GNoDten-EderDvoiceGlikeEThineCCanBpeaceCBaf-AGford.
EIEneedCThee,FOEIEneedDThee;
DEv-C'ryEhourDIDneedCThee;
COCblessDmeCnow,AmyGSav-Cior,
DIEcomeCDtoCThee!
Key: F major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in E♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in E♭.
FIAneedGTheeFev-E'ryFhour,
FMostFgra-GFciousDCLord;
CNoGten-AderGvoiceClikeAThineFCanEpeaceFEaf-DCford.
AIAneedFThee,B♭OAIAneedGThee;
GEv-F'ryAhourGIGneedFThee;
FOFblessGmeFnow,DmyCSav-Fior,
GIAcomeFGtoFThee!
Key: D major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in C major, so it plays along with a piano in C.
DIF♯needETheeDev-C♯'ryDhour,
DMostDgra-EDciousBALord;
ANoEten-F♯derEvoiceAlikeF♯ThineDCanC♯peaceDC♯af-BAford.
F♯IF♯needDThee,GOF♯IF♯needEThee;
EEv-D'ryF♯hourEIEneedDThee;
DODblessEmeDnow,BmyASav-Dior,
EIF♯comeDEtoDThee!
Key: B♭ major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in A♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in A♭.
B♭IDneedCTheeB♭ev-A'ryB♭hour,
B♭MostB♭gra-CB♭ciousGFLord;
FNoCten-DderCvoiceFlikeDThineB♭CanApeaceB♭Aaf-GFford.
DIDneedB♭Thee,E♭ODIDneedCThee;
CEv-B♭'ryDhourCICneedB♭Thee;
B♭OB♭blessCmeB♭now,GmyFSav-B♭ior,
CIDcomeB♭CtoB♭Thee!
Staff notation
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About this song
- Melody
- Tune I NEED THEE EVERY HOUR, Robert Lowry, 1872
- Words
- Annie Sherwood Hawks (1836–1918), 1872 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1872, words 1872: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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