In the Bleak Midwinter Piano Notes
Letters and numbers for piano, with the words under each note. Starts A A B♭ C A G.
The notes and words
Key: F major (the original key).
A6InA6theB♭7♭bleakC1̇mid-A6win-G5F4frost-G5yA6windG5madeD2moan,G5
A6EarthB♭7♭stoodC1̇hardA6asG5i-F4ron,
G5wa-A6terG5likeF4aF4stone;
B♭7♭SnowA6hadB♭7♭fall-C1̇en,D2̇snowA6snow,
C1̇snowA6onG5snowF4onE3snow,
A6InB♭7♭theC1̇bleakA6mid-G5win-F4ter,
G5longA6G5F4a-F4go.
- 2D4
- 3E4
- 4F4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7♭B♭4
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
Key: G major.
B7InB7theC1̇bleakD2̇mid-B7win-A6G5frost-A6yB7windA6madeE3moan,A6
B7EarthC1̇stoodD2̇hardB7asA6i-G5ron,
A6wa-B7terA6likeG5aG5stone;
C1̇SnowB7hadC1̇fall-D2̇en,E3̇snowB7snow,
D2̇snowB7onA6snowG5onF♯4♯snow,
B7InC1̇theD2̇bleakB7mid-A6win-G5ter,
A6longB7A6G5a-G5go.
- 3E4
- 4♯F♯4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7B4
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
- 3̇E5
Key: B♭ major.
D2̇InD2̇theE♭3̇♭bleakF4̇mid-D2̇win-C1̇B♭7♭frost-C1̇yD2̇windC1̇madeG5moan,C1̇
D2̇EarthE♭3̇♭stoodF4̇hardD2̇asC1̇i-B♭7♭ron,
C1̇wa-D2̇terC1̇likeB♭7♭aB♭7♭stone;
E♭3̇♭SnowD2̇hadE♭3̇♭fall-F4̇en,G5̇snowD2̇snow,
F4̇snowD2̇onC1̇snowB♭7♭onA6snow,
D2̇InE♭3̇♭theF4̇bleakD2̇mid-C1̇win-B♭7♭ter,
C1̇longD2̇C1̇B♭7♭a-B♭7♭go.
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7♭B♭4
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
- 3̇♭E♭5
- 4̇F5
- 5̇G5
Key: C major.
E3̇InE3̇theF4̇bleakG5̇mid-E3̇win-D2̇C1̇frost-D2̇yE3̇windD2̇madeA6moan,D2̇
E3̇EarthF4̇stoodG5̇hardE3̇asD2̇i-C1̇ron,
D2̇wa-E3̇terD2̇likeC1̇aC1̇stone;
F4̇SnowE3̇hadF4̇fall-G5̇en,A6̇snowE3̇snow,
G5̇snowE3̇onD2̇snowC1̇onB7snow,
E3̇InF4̇theG5̇bleakE3̇mid-D2̇win-C1̇ter,
D2̇longE3̇D2̇C1̇a-C1̇go.
- 6A4
- 7B4
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
- 3̇E5
- 4̇F5
- 5̇G5
- 6̇A5
Staff notation
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About this song
- Melody
- Tune CRANHAM, Gustav Theodore Holst, 1906
- Words
- Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830–1894), 1872 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1906, words 1872: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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