The Lord's My Shepherd Recorder Notes
Letters and fingering pictures for soprano recorder, with the words under each note. Starts D F♯ A D A B.
The notes and words
Key: D major (the original key).
DTheF♯Lord'sAmyDshep-AherdBI'llDnotAwant,
GHeF♯makesDmeDdownC♯toDlie
DInF♯pas-AturesDgreenAHeBlead-DethAmeGTheF♯qui-DetDwa-C♯tersDby.
EHeF♯lead-DethDme,EHeF♯lead-DethDme,
ETheF♯qui-AetDwa-DtersDby,
DInF♯pas-AturesDgreenAHeBlead-DethAmeGTheF♯qui-DetDwa-C♯tersDby.
- C♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, half 7
- 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
- Bcovered: thumb, 1
- Dcovered: 2
Key: E♭ major.
E♭TheGLord'sB♭myE♭shep-B♭herdCI'llE♭notB♭want,
A♭HeGmakesE♭meE♭downDtoE♭lie
E♭InGpas-B♭turesE♭greenB♭HeClead-E♭ethB♭meA♭TheGqui-E♭etE♭wa-DtersE♭by.
FHeGlead-E♭ethE♭me,FHeGlead-E♭ethE♭me,
FTheGqui-B♭etE♭wa-E♭tersE♭by,
E♭InGpas-B♭turesE♭greenB♭HeClead-E♭ethB♭meA♭TheGqui-E♭etE♭wa-DtersE♭by.
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- 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
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- E♭covered: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Key: F major.
FTheALord'sCmyFshep-CherdDI'llFnotCwant,
B♭HeAmakesFmeFdownEtoFlie
FInApas-CturesFgreenCHeDlead-FethCmeB♭TheAqui-FetFwa-EtersFby.
GHeAlead-FethFme,GHeAlead-FethFme,
GTheAqui-CetFwa-FtersFby,
FInApas-CturesFgreenCHeDlead-FethCmeB♭TheAqui-FetFwa-EtersFby.
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Fcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- B♭covered: thumb, 1, 3, 4
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- Dcovered: 2
- Fcovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Key: E major.
ETheG♯Lord'sBmyEshep-BherdC♯I'llEnotBwant,
AHeG♯makesEmeEdownD♯toElie
EInG♯pas-BturesEgreenBHeC♯lead-EethBmeATheG♯qui-EetEwa-D♯tersEby.
F♯HeG♯lead-EethEme,F♯HeG♯lead-EethEme,
F♯TheG♯qui-BetEwa-EtersEby,
EInG♯pas-BturesEgreenBHeC♯lead-EethBmeATheG♯qui-EetEwa-D♯tersEby.
- D♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, half 6
- 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
- C♯covered: 1, 2
- Ecovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
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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