We Three Kings Recorder Notes with Letters
Letters and fingering pictures for soprano recorder, with the words under each note. Starts B A G E F♯ G F♯ E.
The notes and words
Key: E minor (the original key).
BWeAthreeGkingsEofF♯O-Gri-F♯entEare,
BBear-AingGgiftsEweF♯tra-GverseF♯a-Efar,
GFieldGandAfoun-Atain,BmoorBandDmoun-CBtain,
AFol-Blow-AingGyon-F♯derEstar.
F♯OAGStarGofGwon-Dder,
GStarEofGnight,GStarGwithGroy-DalGbeau-EtyGbright,
GWest-GwardAlead-Bing,CStillBpro-Aceed-Bing,
GGuideGusGtoDThyGper-EfectGLight.
- 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: D minor.
AWeGthreeFkingsDofEO-Fri-EentDare,
ABear-GingFgiftsDweEtra-FverseEa-Dfar,
FFieldFandGfoun-Gtain,AmoorAandCmoun-B♭Atain,
GFol-Alow-GingFyon-EderDstar.
EOGFStarFofFwon-Cder,
FStarDofFnight,FStarFwithFroy-CalFbeau-DtyFbright,
FWest-FwardGlead-Aing,B♭StillApro-Gceed-Aing,
FGuideFusFtoCThyFper-DfectFLight.
- 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
- B♭covered: thumb, 1, 3, 4
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
Recorder fingering chart: every note, tap to hear it
Key: F minor.
CWeB♭threeA♭kingsFofGO-A♭ri-GentFare,
CBear-B♭ingA♭giftsFweGtra-A♭verseGa-Ffar,
A♭FieldA♭andB♭foun-B♭tain,CmoorCandE♭moun-D♭Ctain,
B♭Fol-Clow-B♭ingA♭yon-GderFstar.
GOB♭A♭StarA♭ofA♭won-E♭der,
A♭StarFofA♭night,A♭StarA♭withA♭roy-E♭alA♭beau-FtyA♭bright,
A♭West-A♭wardB♭lead-Cing,D♭StillCpro-B♭ceed-Cing,
A♭GuideA♭usA♭toE♭ThyA♭per-FfectA♭Light.
- 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: F♯ minor.
C♯WeBthreeAkingsF♯ofG♯O-Ari-G♯entF♯are,
C♯Bear-BingAgiftsF♯weG♯tra-AverseG♯a-F♯far,
AFieldAandBfoun-Btain,C♯moorC♯andEmoun-DC♯tain,
BFol-C♯low-BingAyon-G♯derF♯star.
G♯OBAStarAofAwon-Eder,
AStarF♯ofAnight,AStarAwithAroy-EalAbeau-F♯tyAbright,
AWest-AwardBlead-C♯ing,DStillC♯pro-Bceed-C♯ing,
AGuideAusAtoEThyAper-F♯fectALight.
- 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
Staff notation
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About this song
- Melody
- Tune KINGS OF ORIENT, John Henry Hopkins Jr., 1863
- Words
- John Henry Hopkins Jr. (1820–1891), 1863 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1863, words 1863: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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