O Come, O Come, Emmanuel Alto Sax Notes
Letter notes in the written key for E♭ alto saxophone, with the words under each note. Starts E G B B B A.
The notes and words
Key: G major for E♭ alto saxophone (written pitch). It sounds in B♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in B♭.
EOGcome,BOBcome,BEm-Aman-CBAu-Gel,
AAndBran-GsomEcap-GtiveAIs-F♯EDra-Eel,
AThatAmournsEinElone-F♯lyGe-F♯ExileDhereGUn-AtilBtheBSonBofAGodCBAap-Gpear.
DRe-Djoice!BRe-Bjoice!BEm-Aman-CBAu-GelAshallBcomeGtoEthee,
GOAI-F♯EDsra-Eel.
Key: C major for E♭ alto saxophone (written pitch). It sounds in E♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in E♭.
AOCcome,EOEcome,EEm-Dman-FEDu-Cel,
DAndEran-CsomAcap-CtiveDIs-BAGra-Ael,
DThatDmournsAinAlone-BlyCe-BAxileGhereCUn-DtilEtheESonEofDGodFEDap-Cpear.
GRe-Gjoice!ERe-Ejoice!EEm-Dman-FEDu-CelDshallEcomeCtoAthee,
CODI-BAGsra-Ael.
Key: B♭ major for E♭ alto saxophone (written pitch). It sounds in D♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in D♭.
GOB♭come,DODcome,DEm-Cman-E♭DCu-B♭el,
CAndDran-B♭somGcap-B♭tiveCIs-AGFra-Gel,
CThatCmournsGinGlone-AlyB♭e-AGxileFhereB♭Un-CtilDtheDSonDofCGodE♭DCap-B♭pear.
FRe-Fjoice!DRe-Djoice!DEm-Cman-E♭DCu-B♭elCshallDcomeB♭toGthee,
B♭OCI-AGFsra-Gel.
Key: A major for E♭ alto saxophone (written pitch). It sounds in C major, so it plays along with a piano in C.
F♯OAcome,C♯OC♯come,C♯Em-Bman-DC♯Bu-Ael,
BAndC♯ran-AsomF♯cap-AtiveBIs-G♯F♯Era-F♯el,
BThatBmournsF♯inF♯lone-G♯lyAe-G♯F♯xileEhereAUn-BtilC♯theC♯SonC♯ofBGodDC♯Bap-Apear.
ERe-Ejoice!C♯Re-C♯joice!C♯Em-Bman-DC♯Bu-AelBshallC♯comeAtoF♯thee,
AOBI-G♯F♯Esra-F♯el.
Staff notation
Play-along guide: the melody played by your browser’s alto sax sound, at concert pitch. The lit note follows the music. Print large notes
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
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