O Come, O Come, Emmanuel Recorder Notes with Fingerings
Letters and fingering pictures for soprano recorder, with the words under each note. Starts E G B B B A.
The notes and words
Key: G major (the original key).
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.
- 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
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- Dcovered: 2
Key: F major.
DOFcome,AOAcome,AEm-Gman-B♭AGu-Fel,
GAndAran-FsomDcap-FtiveGIs-EDCra-Del,
GThatGmournsDinDlone-ElyFe-EDxileChereFUn-GtilAtheASonAofGGodB♭AGap-Fpear.
CRe-Cjoice!ARe-Ajoice!AEm-Gman-B♭AGu-FelGshallAcomeFtoDthee,
FOGI-EDCsra-Del.
- 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
- B♭covered: thumb, 1, 3, 4
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
Key: A♭ major.
FOA♭come,COCcome,CEm-B♭man-D♭CB♭u-A♭el,
B♭AndCran-A♭somFcap-A♭tiveB♭Is-GFE♭ra-Fel,
B♭ThatB♭mournsFinFlone-GlyA♭e-GFxileE♭hereA♭Un-B♭tilCtheCSonCofB♭GodD♭CB♭ap-A♭pear.
E♭Re-E♭joice!CRe-Cjoice!CEm-B♭man-D♭CB♭u-A♭elB♭shallCcomeA♭toFthee,
A♭OB♭I-GFE♭sra-Fel.
- 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
- D♭covered: 1, 2
- E♭covered: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Key: A major.
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.
- 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
- Dcovered: 2
- Ecovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Staff notation
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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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