It Came Upon a Midnight Clear Trumpet Notes with Valves
Letters and valve numbers for B♭ trumpet, with the words under each note. Starts G E B D C A.
The notes and words
Key: C major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in B♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in B♭.
G0ItE0cameB2up-D1onC0A12theG0mid-A12nightG0clear,
G0ThatA12glor-B2C0iousC0songD1E0ofD1old,
G0FromE0an-B2gelsD1bend-C0A12ingG0nearA12theG0earth,
G0ToA12touchA12theirB2harpsA12G0ofC0gold;
E0"PeaceE0onE12theE12earth,F♯2G♯23goodA12willB2toC0men,
E0FromD1Heav-C0en'sB2allA12gra-B2A12ciousG0King."
G0TheE0worldB2inD1so-C0A12lemnG0still-A12nessG0lay,
G0ToA12hearA12theB2an-A12G0gelsC0sing.
- Evalves 1 + 2
- F♯valves 2
- Gopen
- G♯valves 2 + 3
- Avalves 1 + 2
- Bvalves 2
- Copen
- Dvalves 1
- Eopen
Key: B♭ major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in A♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in A♭.
F1ItD1cameA12up-C0onB♭1G0theF1mid-G0nightF1clear,
F1ThatG0glor-A12B♭1iousB♭1songC0D1ofC0old,
F1FromD1an-A12gelsC0bend-B♭1G0ingF1nearG0theF1earth,
F1ToG0touchG0theirA12harpsG0F1ofB♭1gold;
D1"PeaceD1onD13theD13earth,E12G♭2goodG0willA12toB♭1men,
D1FromC0Heav-B♭1en'sA12allG0gra-A12G0ciousF1King."
F1TheD1worldA12inC0so-B♭1G0lemnF1still-G0nessF1lay,
F1ToG0hearG0theA12an-G0F1gelsB♭1sing.
- Dvalves 1 + 3
- Evalves 1 + 2
- Fvalves 1
- G♭valves 2
- Gopen
- Avalves 1 + 2
- B♭valves 1
- Copen
- Dvalves 1
Key: A major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in G major, so it plays along with a piano in G.
E12ItC♯12cameG♯23up-B2onA12F♯2theE12mid-F♯2nightE12clear,
E12ThatF♯2glor-G♯23A12iousA12songB2C♯12ofB2old,
E12FromC♯12an-G♯23gelsB2bend-A12F♯2ingE12nearF♯2theE12earth,
E12ToF♯2touchF♯2theirG♯23harpsF♯2E12ofA12gold;
C♯12"PeaceC♯12onC♯123theC♯123earth,D♯23F1goodF♯2willG♯23toA12men,
C♯12FromB2Heav-A12en'sG♯23allF♯2gra-G♯23F♯2ciousE12King."
E12TheC♯12worldG♯23inB2so-A12F♯2lemnE12still-F♯2nessE12lay,
E12ToF♯2hearF♯2theG♯23an-F♯2E12gelsA12sing.
- C♯valves 1 + 2 + 3
- D♯valves 2 + 3
- Evalves 1 + 2
- Fvalves 1
- F♯valves 2
- G♯valves 2 + 3
- Avalves 1 + 2
- Bvalves 2
- C♯valves 1 + 2
Key: A♭ major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in F♯ major, so it plays along with a piano in F♯.
E♭23ItC0cameG0up-B♭1onA♭23F1theE♭23mid-F1nightE♭23clear,
E♭23ThatF1glor-G0A♭23iousA♭23songB♭1C0ofB♭1old,
E♭23FromC0an-G0gelsB♭1bend-A♭23F1ingE♭23nearF1theE♭23earth,
E♭23ToF1touchF1theirG0harpsF1E♭23ofA♭23gold;
C0"PeaceC0onC0theC0earth,D13E12goodF1willG0toA♭23men,
C0FromB♭1Heav-A♭23en'sG0allF1gra-G0F1ciousE♭23King."
E♭23TheC0worldG0inB♭1so-A♭23F1lemnE♭23still-F1nessE♭23lay,
E♭23ToF1hearF1theG0an-F1E♭23gelsA♭23sing.
- Copen
- Dvalves 1 + 3
- E♭valves 2 + 3
- Evalves 1 + 2
- Fvalves 1
- Gopen
- A♭valves 2 + 3
- B♭valves 1
- Copen
Staff notation
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About this song
- Melody
- Tune CAROL, Richard Storrs Willis, 1861
- Words
- Edmund Hamilton Sears (1810–1876), 1849 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1861, words 1849: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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