The Twelve Days of Christmas Recorder Notes with Fingerings
Letters and fingering pictures for soprano recorder, with the words under each note. Starts C C C F F F.
The notes and words
Key: F major (the original key).
COnCtheCfirstFdayFofFChrist-EmasFmyGtrueAloveB♭sentGtoAmeB♭aCPar-DtridgeB♭AinFaGPearFTree.
- Ccovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- 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
Key: G major.
DOnDtheDfirstGdayGofGChrist-F♯masGmyAtrueBloveCsentAtoBmeCaDPar-EtridgeCBinGaAPearGTree.
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- 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: A♭ major.
E♭OnE♭theE♭firstA♭dayA♭ofA♭Christ-GmasA♭myB♭trueCloveD♭sentB♭toCmeD♭aE♭Par-FtridgeD♭CinA♭aB♭PearA♭Tree.
- E♭covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, half 6
- 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
- Fcovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Key: A major.
EOnEtheEfirstAdayAofAChrist-G♯masAmyBtrueC♯loveDsentBtoC♯meDaEPar-F♯tridgeDC♯inAaBPearATree.
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- 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
Staff notation
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About this song
- Melody
- Traditional English, arranged by Frederic Austin, 1909
- Words
- Traditional, 1909 (first verse shown)
- Public domain
- Melody 1909, words 1909: first published before 1931.
- Source
- The Twelve Days of Christmas, traditional, arranged by Frederic Austin (Novello & Co., 1909), p. 2 (1909)
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