Alto Sax Harder

Angels We Have Heard on High Alto Sax Notes

Letter notes in the written key for E♭ alto saxophone, with the words under each note. Starts B B B D D C.

Key
G major (written)
Range
D4–E5
Length
77 notes
Melody
1916, public domain

The notes and words

Key: G major for E♭ alto saxophone (written pitch). It sounds in B♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in B♭.

BAn-BgelsBweDhaveDheardConBhighBSweet-AlyBsing-DingBo'erAtheGplains,

BAndBtheBmoun-DtainsDinCre-BplyBE-Acho-BingDtheirBjoy-AousGstrains.

DGlo-EDCBCDCBABCBAGADri-Da,

GinAex-Bcel-CsisBDe-Ao!

DGlo-EDCBCDCBABCBAGADri-Da,

GinAex-Bcel-CsisBDe-AGo!

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Staff notation

Play-along guide: the melody played by your browser’s alto sax sound, at concert pitch. The lit note follows the music. Print large notes

About this song

Melody
Tune GLORIA, Traditional French, 1916
Words
Traditional French carol, translated by James Chadwick, 1862 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
Public domain
Melody 1916, words 1862: first published before 1931.
Source
Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys

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