O Holy Night Alto Sax Notes
Letter notes in the written key for E♭ alto saxophone, with the words under each note. Starts F♯ F♯ F♯ A A B.
The notes and words
Key: D major for E♭ alto saxophone (written pitch). It sounds in F major, so it plays along with a piano in F.
F♯OF♯ho-F♯lyAnight!AtheBstarsBareGbright-BlyDshin-Aing,
AItF♯isEthe
DnightF♯ofGtheAdearGSav-Eiour'sDbirth;
F♯LongF♯layF♯the
AworldAinBsinBandGer-BrorDpin-Aing,
ATillG♯HeF♯ap-
C♯pearedAandBtheC♯soulDfeltC♯itsF♯worth.
AAAthrillBofEhopeAthe
Bwea-AryDsoulF♯re-Bjoic-Aes,
AForAyon-BderEbreaksAaBnewAandDglo-F♯riousAmorn;
DFallC♯onByourC♯knees,C♯Oh,C♯EhearC♯theC♯an-C♯gelDvoi-Dces!DO
F♯nightEAdi-Dvine,C♯BOAnightAwhenBChristAwasAborn!DO
Enight,AOF♯ho-ElyDnight,C♯ODnightEdi-Dvine!
Key: F major for E♭ alto saxophone (written pitch). It sounds in A♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in A♭.
AOAho-AlyCnight!CtheDstarsDareB♭bright-DlyFshin-Cing,
CItAisGthe
FnightAofB♭theCdearB♭Sav-Giour'sFbirth;
ALongAlayAthe
CworldCinDsinDandB♭er-DrorFpin-Cing,
CTillBHeAap-
EpearedCandDtheEsoulFfeltEitsAworth.
CACthrillDofGhopeCthe
Dwea-CryFsoulAre-Djoic-Ces,
CForCyon-DderGbreaksCaDnewCandFglo-AriousCmorn;
FFallEonDyourEknees,EOh,EGhearEtheEan-EgelFvoi-Fces!FO
AnightGCdi-Fvine,EDOCnightCwhenDChristCwasCborn!FO
Gnight,COAho-GlyFnight,EOFnightGdi-Fvine!
Key: E♭ major for E♭ alto saxophone (written pitch). It sounds in F♯ major, so it plays along with a piano in F♯.
GOGho-GlyB♭night!B♭theCstarsCareA♭bright-ClyE♭shin-B♭ing,
B♭ItGisFthe
E♭nightGofA♭theB♭dearA♭Sav-Fiour'sE♭birth;
GLongGlayGthe
B♭worldB♭inCsinCandA♭er-CrorE♭pin-B♭ing,
B♭TillAHeGap-
DpearedB♭andCtheDsoulE♭feltDitsGworth.
B♭AB♭thrillCofFhopeB♭the
Cwea-B♭ryE♭soulGre-Cjoic-B♭es,
B♭ForB♭yon-CderFbreaksB♭aCnewB♭andE♭glo-GriousB♭morn;
E♭FallDonCyourDknees,DOh,DFhearDtheDan-DgelE♭voi-E♭ces!E♭O
GnightFB♭di-E♭vine,DCOB♭nightB♭whenCChristB♭wasB♭born!E♭O
Fnight,B♭OGho-FlyE♭night,DOE♭nightFdi-E♭vine!
Key: G major for E♭ alto saxophone (written pitch). It sounds in B♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in B♭.
BOBho-BlyDnight!DtheEstarsEareCbright-ElyGshin-Ding,
DItBisAthe
GnightBofCtheDdearCSav-Aiour'sGbirth;
BLongBlayBthe
DworldDinEsinEandCer-ErorGpin-Ding,
DTillC♯HeBap-
F♯pearedDandEtheF♯soulGfeltF♯itsBworth.
DADthrillEofAhopeDthe
Ewea-DryGsoulBre-Ejoic-Des,
DForDyon-EderAbreaksDaEnewDandGglo-BriousDmorn;
GFallF♯onEyourF♯knees,F♯Oh,F♯AhearF♯theF♯an-F♯gelGvoi-Gces!GO
BnightADdi-Gvine,F♯EODnightDwhenEChristDwasDborn!GO
Anight,DOBho-AlyGnight,F♯OGnightAdi-Gvine!
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
- Adolphe Adam (1803–1856), 1847
- Words
- John Sullivan Dwight (after Placide Cappeau) (1813–1893), 1855 (first verse shown)
- Public domain
- Melody 1847, words 1855: first published before 1931.
- Source
- The Gray Book of Favorite Songs (Hall & McCreary, 1919), pp. 54–56, “Cantique de Noël (O Holy Night)” (1919)
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