What Child Is This? Piano Notes
Letters and numbers for piano, with the words under each note. Starts G B♭ C D E♭ D.
The notes and words
Key: F major.
G5WhatB♭7♭ChildC1̇isD2̇thisE♭3̇♭D2̇who,
C1̇laidA6toF4restG5A6OnB♭7♭Ma-G5ry'sG5lapG♭5♭G5isA6sleep-D2ing?
G5WhomB♭7♭an-C1̇gelsD2̇greetE♭3̇♭D2̇withC1̇an-A6themsF4sweet,
G5A6WhileB♭7♭shep-A6G5herdsG♭5♭watchE3G♭5♭areG5keep-G5ing?
F4̇This,F4̇thisE3̇D2̇isC1̇ChristA6theF4King,
G5A6WhomB♭7♭shep-G5herdsG5guardG♭5♭G5andA6an-F4gelsD2sing;
F4̇Haste,F4̇haste,E3̇D2̇toC1̇bringA6HimF4laud,
G5A6TheB♭7♭Babe,A6G5theG♭5♭SonE3G♭5♭ofG5Ma-G5ry.
- 2D4
- 3E4
- 4F4
- 5♭G♭4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7♭B♭4
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
- 3̇♭E♭5
- 3̇E5
- 4̇F5
Key: G major.
A6WhatC1̇ChildD2̇isE3̇thisF4̇E3̇who,
D2̇laidB7toG5restA6B7OnC1̇Ma-A6ry'sA6lapG♯5♯A6isB7sleep-E3ing?
A6WhomC1̇an-D2̇gelsE3̇greetF4̇E3̇withD2̇an-B7themsG5sweet,
A6B7WhileC1̇shep-B7A6herdsG♯5♯watchF♯4♯G♯5♯areA6keep-A6ing?
G5̇This,G5̇thisF♯4̇♯E3̇isD2̇ChristB7theG5King,
A6B7WhomC1̇shep-A6herdsA6guardG♯5♯A6andB7an-G5gelsE3sing;
G5̇Haste,G5̇haste,F♯4̇♯E3̇toD2̇bringB7HimG5laud,
A6B7TheC1̇Babe,B7A6theG♯5♯SonF♯4♯G♯5♯ofA6Ma-A6ry.
- 3E4
- 4♯F♯4
- 5G4
- 5♯G♯4
- 6A4
- 7B4
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
- 3̇E5
- 4̇F5
- 4̇♯F♯5
- 5̇G5
Key: D major (the original key).
E3WhatG5ChildA6isB7thisC1̇B7who,
A6laidF♯4♯toD2restE3F♯4♯OnG5Ma-E3ry'sE3lapD♯2♯E3isF♯4♯sleep-B7̣ing?
E3WhomG5an-A6gelsB7greetC1̇B7withA6an-F♯4♯themsD2sweet,
E3F♯4♯WhileG5shep-F♯4♯E3herdsD♯2♯watchC♯1♯D♯2♯areE3keep-E3ing?
D2̇This,D2̇thisC♯1̇♯B7isA6ChristF♯4♯theD2King,
E3F♯4♯WhomG5shep-E3herdsE3guardD♯2♯E3andF♯4♯an-D2gelsB7̣sing;
D2̇Haste,D2̇haste,C♯1̇♯B7toA6bringF♯4♯HimD2laud,
E3F♯4♯TheG5Babe,F♯4♯E3theD♯2♯SonC♯1♯D♯2♯ofE3Ma-E3ry.
- 7̣B3
- 1♯C♯4
- 2D4
- 2♯D♯4
- 3E4
- 4♯F♯4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7B4
- 1̇C5
- 1̇♯C♯5
- 2̇D5
Key: E♭ major.
F4WhatA♭6♭ChildB♭7♭isC1̇thisD♭2̇♭C1̇who,
B♭7♭laidG5toE♭3♭restF4G5OnA♭6♭Ma-F4ry'sF4lapE3F4isG5sleep-C1ing?
F4WhomA♭6♭an-B♭7♭gelsC1̇greetD♭2̇♭C1̇withB♭7♭an-G5themsE♭3♭sweet,
F4G5WhileA♭6♭shep-G5F4herdsE3watchD2E3areF4keep-F4ing?
E♭3̇♭This,E♭3̇♭thisD2̇C1̇isB♭7♭ChristG5theE♭3♭King,
F4G5WhomA♭6♭shep-F4herdsF4guardE3F4andG5an-E♭3♭gelsC1sing;
E♭3̇♭Haste,E♭3̇♭haste,D2̇C1̇toB♭7♭bringG5HimE♭3♭laud,
F4G5TheA♭6♭Babe,G5F4theE3SonD2E3ofF4Ma-F4ry.
- 1C4 (middle C)
- 2D4
- 3♭E♭4
- 3E4
- 4F4
- 5G4
- 6♭A♭4
- 7♭B♭4
- 1̇C5
- 2̇♭D♭5
- 2̇D5
- 3̇♭E♭5
Staff notation
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About this song
- Melody
- Tune GREENSLEEVES, Traditional English, 1600
- Words
- William Chatterton Dix (1837–1898), 1865 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1600, words 1865: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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