Were You There? Recorder Notes
Letters and fingering pictures for soprano recorder, with the words under each note. Starts C F A A A G.
The notes and words
Key: F major.
CWereFyouAthereAwhenAtheyGcru-Fci-AfiedGmyFLord?FWereAyou
CthereCwhenCtheyDcru-Cci-CfiedAmyGLord?
CFDC
DSome-CtimesAitAcaus-GesFmeFtoGtrem-Fble,
Ftrem-Fble,Ctrem-Cble.
FWereB♭youAthereAwhenAtheyGcru-Fci-AfiedGmyFLord?
- Ccovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- 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: G major.
DWereGyouBthereBwhenBtheyAcru-Gci-BfiedAmyGLord?GWereByou
DthereDwhenDtheyEcru-Dci-DfiedBmyALord?
DGED
ESome-DtimesBitBcaus-AesGmeGtoAtrem-Gble,
Gtrem-Gble,Dtrem-Dble.
GWereCyouBthereBwhenBtheyAcru-Gci-BfiedAmyGLord?
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 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
- Gcovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3
Key: A♭ major.
E♭WereA♭youCthereCwhenCtheyB♭cru-A♭ci-CfiedB♭myA♭Lord?A♭WereCyou
E♭thereE♭whenE♭theyFcru-E♭ci-E♭fiedCmyB♭Lord?
E♭A♭FE♭
FSome-E♭timesCitCcaus-B♭esA♭meA♭toB♭trem-A♭ble,
A♭trem-A♭ble,E♭trem-E♭ble.
A♭WereD♭youCthereCwhenCtheyB♭cru-A♭ci-CfiedB♭myA♭Lord?
- E♭covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, half 6
- 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
- A♭covered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 4
Key: A major.
EWereAyouC♯thereC♯whenC♯theyBcru-Aci-C♯fiedBmyALord?AWereC♯you
EthereEwhenEtheyF♯cru-Eci-EfiedC♯myBLord?
EAF♯E
F♯Some-EtimesC♯itC♯caus-BesAmeAtoBtrem-Able,
Atrem-Able,Etrem-Eble.
AWereDyouC♯thereC♯whenC♯theyBcru-Aci-C♯fiedBmyALord?
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- 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
- Acovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2
Staff notation
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About this song
- Melody
- Tune WERE YOU THERE, African American spiritual, 1899
- Words
- African American spiritual, 1899 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1899, words 1899: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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