Angels We Have Heard on High Recorder Notes with Fingerings
Letters and fingering pictures for soprano recorder, with the words under each note. Starts A A A C C B♭.
The notes and words
Key: F major (the original key).
AAn-AgelsAweChaveCheardB♭onAhighASweet-GlyAsing-CingAo'erGtheFplains,
AAndAtheAmoun-CtainsCinB♭re-AplyAE-Gcho-AingCtheirAjoy-GousFstrains.
CGlo-DCB♭AB♭CB♭AGAB♭AGFGCri-Ca,
FinGex-Acel-B♭sisADe-Go!
CGlo-DCB♭AB♭CB♭AGAB♭AGFGCri-Ca,
FinGex-Acel-B♭sisADe-GFo!
- 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
Key: G major.
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!
- 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
Key: A♭ major.
CAn-CgelsCweE♭haveE♭heardD♭onChighCSweet-B♭lyCsing-E♭ingCo'erB♭theA♭plains,
CAndCtheCmoun-E♭tainsE♭inD♭re-CplyCE-B♭cho-CingE♭theirCjoy-B♭ousA♭strains.
E♭Glo-FE♭D♭CD♭E♭D♭CB♭CD♭CB♭A♭B♭E♭ri-E♭a,
A♭inB♭ex-Ccel-D♭sisCDe-B♭o!
E♭Glo-FE♭D♭CD♭E♭D♭CB♭CD♭CB♭A♭B♭E♭ri-E♭a,
A♭inB♭ex-Ccel-D♭sisCDe-B♭A♭o!
- 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
Key: A major.
C♯An-C♯gelsC♯weEhaveEheardDonC♯highC♯Sweet-BlyC♯sing-EingC♯o'erBtheAplains,
C♯AndC♯theC♯moun-EtainsEinDre-C♯plyC♯E-Bcho-C♯ingEtheirC♯joy-BousAstrains.
EGlo-F♯EDC♯DEDC♯BC♯DC♯BABEri-Ea,
AinBex-C♯cel-DsisC♯De-Bo!
EGlo-F♯EDC♯DEDC♯BC♯DC♯BABEri-Ea,
AinBex-C♯cel-DsisC♯De-BAo!
- 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
Staff notation
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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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