Nearer, My God, to Thee Recorder Notes
Letters and fingering pictures for soprano recorder, with the words under each note. Starts B A G G E E.
The notes and words
Key: G major (the original key).
BNear-Aer,GmyGGod,EtoEThee,
Dnear-GerBtoAThee!
BE'enAthoughGitGbeEaEcrossDthatGF♯rais-AethGme,
DStillEallDmyDsongBshallDbe,
Dnear-Eer,DmyDGod,BtoAThee.
BNear-Aer,GmyGGod,EtoEThee,
DNear-GF♯erAtoGThee!
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- F♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- Bcovered: thumb, 1
- Dcovered: 2
- Ecovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Key: F major.
ANear-Ger,FmyFGod,DtoDThee,
Cnear-FerAtoGThee!
AE'enGthoughFitFbeDaDcrossCthatFErais-GethFme,
CStillDallCmyCsongAshallCbe,
Cnear-Der,CmyCGod,AtoGThee.
ANear-Ger,FmyFGod,DtoDThee,
CNear-FEerGtoFThee!
- Ccovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Fcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- Dcovered: 2
Key: A♭ major.
CNear-B♭er,A♭myA♭God,FtoFThee,
E♭near-A♭erCtoB♭Thee!
CE'enB♭thoughA♭itA♭beFaFcrossE♭thatA♭Grais-B♭ethA♭me,
E♭StillFallE♭myE♭songCshallE♭be,
E♭near-Fer,E♭myE♭God,CtoB♭Thee.
CNear-B♭er,A♭myA♭God,FtoFThee,
E♭Near-A♭GerB♭toA♭Thee!
- E♭covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, half 6
- Fcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- A♭covered: thumb, 1, 2, 4, 5, half 6
- B♭covered: thumb, 1, 3, 4
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- E♭covered: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Fcovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Key: A major.
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!
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- F♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
- G♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 4, 5, half 6
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- Bcovered: thumb, 1
- C♯covered: 1, 2
- Ecovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- F♯covered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 5
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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