The Snow Lay on the Ground Recorder Notes with Letters
Letters and fingering pictures for soprano recorder, with the words under each note. Starts B C D G A B E F♯.
The notes and words
Key: G major.
BTheCDsnowGlayABonEtheF♯Gground,
ATheBstarCBAGshoneDbright,
BWhenCDChrist,GourABLordEwasF♯GbornEOnDChristC♯DEF♯masGnight.
BVe-Dni-GteAa-Gdo-Bre-GmusBDoCBAGmi-Dnum,
BVe-Dni-GteAa-F♯do-Bre-GmusEDoF♯F♯miGGnum.
- 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
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- Dcovered: 2
Key: A♭ major.
CTheD♭E♭snowA♭layB♭ConFtheGA♭ground,
B♭TheCstarD♭CB♭A♭shoneE♭bright,
CWhenD♭E♭Christ,A♭ourB♭CLordFwasGA♭bornFOnE♭ChristDE♭FGmasA♭night.
CVe-E♭ni-A♭teB♭a-A♭do-Cre-A♭musCDoD♭CB♭A♭mi-E♭num,
CVe-E♭ni-A♭teB♭a-Gdo-Cre-A♭musFDoGGmiA♭A♭num.
- 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
- D♭covered: 1, 2
- E♭covered: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Recorder fingering chart: every note, tap to hear it
Key: A major.
C♯TheDEsnowAlayBC♯onF♯theG♯Aground,
BTheC♯starDC♯BAshoneEbright,
C♯WhenDEChrist,AourBC♯LordF♯wasG♯AbornF♯OnEChristD♯EF♯G♯masAnight.
C♯Ve-Eni-AteBa-Ado-C♯re-AmusC♯DoDC♯BAmi-Enum,
C♯Ve-Eni-AteBa-G♯do-C♯re-AmusF♯DoG♯G♯miAAnum.
- 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
- Dcovered: 2
- Ecovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Recorder fingering chart: every note, tap to hear it
Key: B♭ major.
DTheE♭FsnowB♭layCDonGtheAB♭ground,
CTheDstarE♭DCB♭shoneFbright,
DWhenE♭FChrist,B♭ourCDLordGwasAB♭bornGOnFChristEFGAmasB♭night.
DVe-Fni-B♭teCa-B♭do-Dre-B♭musDDoE♭DCB♭mi-Fnum,
DVe-Fni-B♭teCa-Ado-Dre-B♭musGDoAAmiB♭B♭num.
- 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
- E♭covered: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Fcovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Recorder fingering chart: every note, tap to hear it
Staff notation
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About this song
- Melody
- Tune VENITE ADOREMUS, Father Young, 1917
- Words
- Anonymous, 1917 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1917, words 1917: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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