O Little Town of Bethlehem Recorder Notes with Fingerings
Letters and fingering pictures for soprano recorder, with the words under each note. Starts A A A A♭ A C.
The notes and words
Key: F major (the original key).
AOAlit-AtleA♭townAofCBeth-B♭le-Dhem,
GhowFstillEweFGseeCtheeAlie!
AA-AboveAthyDdeepCandCdream-B♭lessDsleepGtheFsi-ElentFAstarsGgoFby.
AYetAinAthyGdarkFstreetsEshin-EethEtheDev-Eer-Flast-GingALight;
ATheAhopesAandA♭fearsAofCallB♭theDyearsDareCmetFinAtheeGto-Fnight.
- 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
- A♭covered: thumb, 1, 2, 4, 5, half 6
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- B♭covered: thumb, 1, 3, 4
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- Dcovered: 2
Key: G major.
BOBlit-BtleA♯townBofDBeth-Cle-Ehem,
AhowGstillF♯weGAseeDtheeBlie!
BA-BboveBthyEdeepDandDdream-ClessEsleepAtheGsi-F♯lentGBstarsAgoGby.
BYetBinBthyAdarkGstreetsF♯shin-F♯ethF♯theEev-F♯er-Glast-AingBLight;
BTheBhopesBandA♯fearsBofDallCtheEyearsEareDmetGinBtheeAto-Gnight.
- 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
- A♯covered: thumb, 1, 3, 4
- Bcovered: thumb, 1
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- Dcovered: 2
- Ecovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Key: A♭ major.
COClit-CtleBtownCofE♭Beth-D♭le-Fhem,
B♭howA♭stillGweA♭B♭seeE♭theeClie!
CA-CboveCthyFdeepE♭andE♭dream-D♭lessFsleepB♭theA♭si-GlentA♭CstarsB♭goA♭by.
CYetCinCthyB♭darkA♭streetsGshin-GethGtheFev-Ger-A♭last-B♭ingCLight;
CTheChopesCandBfearsCofE♭allD♭theFyearsFareE♭metA♭inCtheeB♭to-A♭night.
- 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
- Bcovered: thumb, 1
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- D♭covered: 1, 2
- E♭covered: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Fcovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Key: A major.
C♯OC♯lit-C♯tleCtownC♯ofEBeth-Dle-F♯hem,
BhowAstillG♯weABseeEtheeC♯lie!
C♯A-C♯boveC♯thyF♯deepEandEdream-DlessF♯sleepBtheAsi-G♯lentAC♯starsBgoAby.
C♯YetC♯inC♯thyBdarkAstreetsG♯shin-G♯ethG♯theF♯ev-G♯er-Alast-BingC♯Light;
C♯TheC♯hopesC♯andCfearsC♯ofEallDtheF♯yearsF♯areEmetAinC♯theeBto-Anight.
- 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
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- C♯covered: 1, 2
- Dcovered: 2
- Ecovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- F♯covered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 5
Staff notation
Play-along guide: the melody played by your browser’s recorder sound. The lit note follows the music. Print large notes
About this song
- Melody
- Tune ST. LOUIS, Lewis Henry Redner, 1868
- Words
- Phillips Brooks (1835–1893), 1867 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1868, words 1867: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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