Blest Be the Tie That Binds Piano Letter Notes
Letters and numbers for piano, with the words under each note. Starts B B G B A F♯.
The notes and words
Key: G major (the original key).
B7BlestB7beG5B7theA6tieF♯4♯A6thatG5bindsG5OurG5heartsE3G5inG5Christ-D2G5ianF♯4♯love;
A6TheA6fel-F♯4♯A6low-G5shipB7D2̇ofD2̇kin-A6C1̇dredB7mindsD2̇E3̇IsD2̇likeB7C1̇toB7thatG5A6a-G5bove.
- 2D4
- 3E4
- 4♯F♯4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7B4
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
- 3̇E5
Key: F major.
A6BlestA6beF4A6theG5tieE3G5thatF4bindsF4OurF4heartsD2F4inF4Christ-C1F4ianE3love;
G5TheG5fel-E3G5low-F4shipA6C1̇ofC1̇kin-G5B♭7♭dredA6mindsC1̇D2̇IsC1̇likeA6B♭7♭toA6thatF4G5a-F4bove.
- 1C4 (middle C)
- 2D4
- 3E4
- 4F4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7♭B♭4
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
Key: B♭ major.
D2̇BlestD2̇beB♭7♭D2̇theC1̇tieA6C1̇thatB♭7♭bindsB♭7♭OurB♭7♭heartsG5B♭7♭inB♭7♭Christ-F4B♭7♭ianA6love;
C1̇TheC1̇fel-A6C1̇low-B♭7♭shipD2̇F4̇ofF4̇kin-C1̇E♭3̇♭dredD2̇mindsF4̇G5̇IsF4̇likeD2̇E♭3̇♭toD2̇thatB♭7♭C1̇a-B♭7♭bove.
- 4F4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7♭B♭4
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
- 3̇♭E♭5
- 4̇F5
- 5̇G5
Key: C major.
E3̇BlestE3̇beC1̇E3̇theD2̇tieB7D2̇thatC1̇bindsC1̇OurC1̇heartsA6C1̇inC1̇Christ-G5C1̇ianB7love;
D2̇TheD2̇fel-B7D2̇low-C1̇shipE3̇G5̇ofG5̇kin-D2̇F4̇dredE3̇mindsG5̇A6̇IsG5̇likeE3̇F4̇toE3̇thatC1̇D2̇a-C1̇bove.
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7B4
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
- 3̇E5
- 4̇F5
- 5̇G5
- 6̇A5
Staff notation
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About this song
- Melody
- Tune DENNIS, Hans Georg Nägeli, 1828
- Words
- John Fawcett (1740–1817), 1782 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1828, words 1782: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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