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We Gather Together Recorder Notes

Letters and fingering pictures for soprano recorder, with the words under each note. Starts G G A G E F.

Key
C major
Range
C4–D5
Length
49 notes
Melody
1597, public domain

The notes and words

Key: C major.

GWeGga-AtherGto-Ege-FtherGtoFaskEtheDLord'sEbless-Cing;

GHeGcha-AstensBandCha-DstensBHisAwillGtoAmakeGknown.

GTheGwi-AckedBop-Cpres-GsingGnowGceaseAFfromGdis-Etres-Csing.

CSingFprai-GsesAtoFHisGName;

FEHeEfor-FgetsDnotCHisCown.

Baroque (English) fingering: filled = covered, open = open, half = cover the small hole only. Chart from the American Recorder Society.
  • 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
  • Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
  • Bcovered: thumb, 1
  • Ccovered: thumb, 2
  • Dcovered: 2
70%

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 KREMSER, Netherlands folk song, 1597
Words
Netherlands folk hymn, translated by Theodore Baker, 1894 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
Public domain
Melody 1597, words 1894: first published before 1931.
Source
Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys

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