The Lord's My Shepherd Piano Notes
Letters and numbers for piano, with the words under each note. Starts C E G C G A.
The notes and words
Key: C major.
C1TheE3Lord'sG5myC1̇shep-G5herdA6I'llC1̇notG5want,
F4HeE3makesC1meC1downB7̣toC1lie
C1InE3pas-G5turesC1̇greenG5HeA6lead-C1̇ethG5meF4TheE3qui-C1etC1wa-B7̣tersC1by.
D2HeE3lead-C1ethC1me,D2HeE3lead-C1ethC1me,
D2TheE3qui-G5etC1̇wa-C1̇tersC1̇by,
C1InE3pas-G5turesC1̇greenG5HeA6lead-C1̇ethG5meF4TheE3qui-C1etC1wa-B7̣tersC1by.
- 7̣B3
- 1C4 (middle C)
- 2D4
- 3E4
- 4F4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 1̇C5
Key: F major.
F4TheA6Lord'sC1̇myF4̇shep-C1̇herdD2̇I'llF4̇notC1̇want,
B♭7♭HeA6makesF4meF4downE3toF4lie
F4InA6pas-C1̇turesF4̇greenC1̇HeD2̇lead-F4̇ethC1̇meB♭7♭TheA6qui-F4etF4wa-E3tersF4by.
G5HeA6lead-F4ethF4me,G5HeA6lead-F4ethF4me,
G5TheA6qui-C1̇etF4̇wa-F4̇tersF4̇by,
F4InA6pas-C1̇turesF4̇greenC1̇HeD2̇lead-F4̇ethC1̇meB♭7♭TheA6qui-F4etF4wa-E3tersF4by.
- 3E4
- 4F4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7♭B♭4
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
- 4̇F5
Key: G major.
G5TheB7Lord'sD2̇myG5̇shep-D2̇herdE3̇I'llG5̇notD2̇want,
C1̇HeB7makesG5meG5downF♯4♯toG5lie
G5InB7pas-D2̇turesG5̇greenD2̇HeE3̇lead-G5̇ethD2̇meC1̇TheB7qui-G5etG5wa-F♯4♯tersG5by.
A6HeB7lead-G5ethG5me,A6HeB7lead-G5ethG5me,
A6TheB7qui-D2̇etG5̇wa-G5̇tersG5̇by,
G5InB7pas-D2̇turesG5̇greenD2̇HeE3̇lead-G5̇ethD2̇meC1̇TheB7qui-G5etG5wa-F♯4♯tersG5by.
- 4♯F♯4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7B4
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
- 3̇E5
- 5̇G5
Key: D major (the original key).
D2TheF♯4♯Lord'sA6myD2̇shep-A6herdB7I'llD2̇notA6want,
G5HeF♯4♯makesD2meD2downC♯1♯toD2lie
D2InF♯4♯pas-A6turesD2̇greenA6HeB7lead-D2̇ethA6meG5TheF♯4♯qui-D2etD2wa-C♯1♯tersD2by.
E3HeF♯4♯lead-D2ethD2me,E3HeF♯4♯lead-D2ethD2me,
E3TheF♯4♯qui-A6etD2̇wa-D2̇tersD2̇by,
D2InF♯4♯pas-A6turesD2̇greenA6HeB7lead-D2̇ethA6meG5TheF♯4♯qui-D2etD2wa-C♯1♯tersD2by.
- 1♯C♯4
- 2D4
- 3E4
- 4♯F♯4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7B4
- 2̇D5
Staff notation
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About this song
- Melody
- Tune MAROSA, James Leith Macbeth Bain, 1915
- Words
- Scottish Psalter (1650), 1915 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1915, words 1915: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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