O Come, O Come, Emmanuel: notes for 8 instruments
“O come, O come, Emmanuel…” Pick your instrument. Each page shows the notes in the easiest key that fits it, with a play-along player and a print sheet.
- PianoLetters · C majorG4–G5 Medium
- KalimbaTabs · C majorG4–G5 Medium
- RecorderLetters · G majorD4–D5 Medium
- FluteLetters · C majorG4–G5 Medium
- ViolinLetters · C majorG4–G5 Medium
- ClarinetLetters · C major (written)G3–G4 Medium
- TrumpetValves · F major (written)C4–C5 Medium
- Alto SaxLetters · G major (written)D4–D5 Medium
Not on bells & xylophone, harmonica: no key keeps every note on those instruments without sharps, flats or bends.
Words (first verse)
O come, O come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile here Until the Son of God appear.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.
About this song
- Melody
- Tune VENI EMMANUEL, 15th-century French processional, 1500
- Words
- Latin antiphons, 12th century, translated by John Mason Neale, 1851 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1500, words 1851: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys