Nearer, My God, to Thee Clarinet Notes
Letter notes in the written key for B♭ clarinet, with the words under each note. Starts E D C C A A.
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♭.
ENear-Der,CmyCGod,AtoAThee,
Gnear-CerEtoDThee!
EE'enDthoughCitCbeAaAcrossGthatCBrais-DethCme,
GStillAallGmyGsongEshallGbe,
Gnear-Aer,GmyGGod,EtoDThee.
ENear-Der,CmyCGod,AtoAThee,
GNear-CBerDtoCThee!
Key: B♭ major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in A♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in A♭.
DNear-Cer,B♭myB♭God,GtoGThee,
Fnear-B♭erDtoCThee!
DE'enCthoughB♭itB♭beGaGcrossFthatB♭Arais-CethB♭me,
FStillGallFmyFsongDshallFbe,
Fnear-Ger,FmyFGod,DtoCThee.
DNear-Cer,B♭myB♭God,GtoGThee,
FNear-B♭AerCtoB♭Thee!
Key: D major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in C major, so it plays along with a piano in C.
F♯Near-Eer,DmyDGod,BtoBThee,
Anear-DerF♯toEThee!
F♯E'enEthoughDitDbeBaBcrossAthatDC♯rais-EethDme,
AStillB↑allAmyAsongF♯shallAbe,
Anear-B↑er,AmyAGod,F♯toEThee.
F♯Near-Eer,DmyDGod,BtoBThee,
ANear-DC♯erEtoDThee!
Notes marked ↑ are above B♭4 and cross the break (use the register key).
Key: A major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in G major, so it plays along with a piano in G.
C♯Near-Ber,AmyAGod,F♯toF♯Thee,
Enear-AerC♯toBThee!
C♯E'enBthoughAitAbeF♯aF♯crossEthatAG♯rais-BethAme,
EStillF♯allEmyEsongC♯shallEbe,
Enear-F♯er,EmyEGod,C♯toBThee.
C♯Near-Ber,AmyAGod,F♯toF♯Thee,
ENear-AG♯erBtoAThee!
Staff notation
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About this song
- Melody
- Tune BETHANY (MASON), Lowell Mason, 1856
- Words
- Sarah Flower Adams (1805–1848), 1841 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1856, words 1841: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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