Abide With Me Trumpet Notes
Letters and valve numbers for B♭ trumpet, with the words under each note. Starts E E D C G A.
The notes and words
Key: C major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in B♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in B♭.
E12A-E12bideD13withC0me;G0fastA12fallsG0theG0ev-F1en-E12tide;
E12TheF1dark-G0ness
A12deep-G0ens;F1LordD13withE12meF♯2a-G0bide.
E12WhenE12o-D13therC0help-G0ers
G0failF1andF1com-E12fortsD13flee,D13HelpE12ofF1theE12help-D13less,
C0OF1a-E12bideD13withC0me.
- Copen
- Dvalves 1 + 3
- Evalves 1 + 2
- Fvalves 1
- F♯valves 2
- Gopen
- Avalves 1 + 2
Key: D major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in C major, so it plays along with a piano in C.
F♯2A-F♯2bideE12withD13me;A12fastB2fallsA12theA12ev-G0en-F♯2tide;
F♯2TheG0dark-A12ness
B2deep-A12ens;G0LordE12withF♯2meG♯23a-A12bide.
F♯2WhenF♯2o-E12therD13help-A12ers
A12failG0andG0com-F♯2fortsE12flee,E12HelpF♯2ofG0theF♯2help-E12less,
D13OG0a-F♯2bideE12withD13me.
- Dvalves 1 + 3
- Evalves 1 + 2
- F♯valves 2
- Gopen
- G♯valves 2 + 3
- Avalves 1 + 2
- Bvalves 2
Key: F major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in E♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in E♭.
A12A-A12bideG0withF1me;C0fastD1fallsC0theC0ev-B♭1en-A12tide;
A12TheB♭1dark-C0ness
D1deep-C0ens;B♭1LordG0withA12meB2a-C0bide.
A12WhenA12o-G0therF1help-C0ers
C0failB♭1andB♭1com-A12fortsG0flee,G0HelpA12ofB♭1theA12help-G0less,
F1OB♭1a-A12bideG0withF1me.
- Fvalves 1
- Gopen
- Avalves 1 + 2
- B♭valves 1
- Bvalves 2
- Copen
- Dvalves 1
Key: E♭ major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in D♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in D♭.
G0A-G0bideF1withE♭23me;B♭1fastC0fallsB♭1theB♭1ev-A♭23en-G0tide;
G0TheA♭23dark-B♭1ness
C0deep-B♭1ens;A♭23LordF1withG0meA12a-B♭1bide.
G0WhenG0o-F1therE♭23help-B♭1ers
B♭1failA♭23andA♭23com-G0fortsF1flee,F1HelpG0ofA♭23theG0help-F1less,
E♭23OA♭23a-G0bideF1withE♭23me.
- E♭valves 2 + 3
- Fvalves 1
- Gopen
- A♭valves 2 + 3
- Avalves 1 + 2
- B♭valves 1
- Copen
Staff notation
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About this song
- Melody
- Tune EVENTIDE, William Henry Monk, 1861
- Words
- Henry F. Lyte (1793–1847), 1847 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1861, words 1847: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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