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While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks Piano Letter Notes

Letters and numbers for piano, with the words under each note. Starts F A A G F B♭ B♭ A.

Key
F major
Range
E4–D5
Length
28 notes
Melody
1592, public domain

The notes and words

Key: F major (the original key).

F4WhileA6shep-A6herdsG5watchedF4theirB♭7♭flocksB♭7♭byA6night,

G5AllA6seat-C1̇edC1̇onB7theC1̇ground,

A6TheD2̇An-C1̇gelB♭7♭ofA6theG5LordF4cameE3down,

A6AndG5glo-F4ryF4shoneE3a-F4round.

Numbers: 1 = C, 2 = D … 7 = B. A dot above means the octave above middle C, a dot below the octave below.
  • 3E4
  • 4F4
  • 5G4
  • 6A4
  • 7♭B♭4
  • 7B4
  • 1̇C5
  • 2̇D5
70%

Staff notation

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About this song

Melody
Tune WINCHESTER OLD, Este's Psalter, 1592
Words
Nahum Tate (1652–1715), 1700 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
Public domain
Melody 1592, words 1700: first published before 1931.
Source
Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys

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