O Holy Night Clarinet Notes
Letter notes in the written key for B♭ clarinet, with the words under each note. Starts A A A C C D.
The notes and words
Key: F major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in E♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in E♭.
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: G major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in F major, so it plays along with a piano in F.
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
B↑nightADdi-Gvine,F♯EODnightDwhenEChristDwasDborn!GO
Anight,DOB↑ho-AlyGnight,F♯OGnightAdi-Gvine!
Notes marked ↑ are above B♭4 and cross the break (use the register key).
Key: E major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in D major, so it plays along with a piano in D.
G♯OG♯ho-G♯lyBnight!BtheC♯starsC♯areAbright-C♯lyEshin-Bing,
BItG♯isF♯the
EnightG♯ofAtheBdearASav-F♯iour'sEbirth;
G♯LongG♯layG♯the
BworldBinC♯sinC♯andAer-C♯rorEpin-Bing,
BTillA♯HeG♯ap-
D♯pearedBandC♯theD♯soulEfeltD♯itsG♯worth.
BABthrillC♯ofF♯hopeBthe
C♯wea-BryEsoulG♯re-C♯joic-Bes,
BForByon-C♯derF♯breaksBaC♯newBandEglo-G♯riousBmorn;
EFallD♯onC♯yourD♯knees,D♯Oh,D♯F♯hearD♯theD♯an-D♯gelEvoi-Eces!EO
G♯nightF♯Bdi-Evine,D♯C♯OBnightBwhenC♯ChristBwasBborn!EO
F♯night,BOG♯ho-F♯lyEnight,D♯OEnightF♯di-Evine!
Key: C major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in B♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in B♭.
EOEho-ElyGnight!GtheAstarsAareFbright-AlyC↑shin-Ging,
GItEisDthe
CnightEofFtheGdearFSav-Diour'sCbirth;
ELongElayEthe
GworldGinAsinAandFer-ArorC↑pin-Ging,
GTillF♯HeEap-
B↑pearedGandAtheB↑soulC↑feltB↑itsEworth.
GAGthrillAofDhopeGthe
Awea-GryC↑soulEre-Ajoic-Ges,
GForGyon-AderDbreaksGaAnewGandC↑glo-EriousGmorn;
C↑FallB↑onAyourB↑knees,B↑Oh,B↑D↑hearB↑theB↑an-B↑gelC↑voi-C↑ces!C↑O
E↑nightD↑Gdi-C↑vine,B↑AOGnightGwhenAChristGwasGborn!C↑O
D↑night,GOE↑ho-D↑lyC↑night,B↑OC↑nightD↑di-C↑vine!
Notes marked ↑ are above B♭4 and cross the break (use the register key).
Staff notation
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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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