O Holy Night Recorder Notes
Letters and fingering pictures for soprano recorder, with the words under each note. Starts E E E G G A.
The notes and words
Key: C major.
EOEho-ElyGnight!GtheAstarsAareFbright-AlyCshin-Ging,
GItEisDthe
CnightEofFtheGdearFSav-Diour'sCbirth;
ELongElayEthe
GworldGinAsinAandFer-ArorCpin-Ging,
GTillF♯HeEap-
BpearedGandAtheBsoulCfeltBitsEworth.
GAGthrillAofDhopeGthe
Awea-GryCsoulEre-Ajoic-Ges,
GForGyon-AderDbreaksGaAnewGandCglo-EriousGmorn;
CFallBonAyourBknees,BOh,BDhearBtheBan-BgelCvoi-Cces!CO
EnightDGdi-Cvine,BAOGnightGwhenAChristGwasGborn!CO
Dnight,GOEho-DlyCnight,BOCnightDdi-Cvine!
- 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
- 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
- Ecovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Key: D major.
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!
- 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
- 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
- F♯covered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 5
Key: E♭ major.
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!
- 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
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- B♭covered: thumb, 1, 3, 4
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- Dcovered: 2
- E♭covered: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Fcovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
- Gcovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3
Key: F major.
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!
- Fcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- B♭covered: thumb, 1, 3, 4
- Bcovered: thumb, 1
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- Dcovered: 2
- Ecovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Fcovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
- Gcovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3
- Acovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2
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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