Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing Recorder Notes
Letters and fingering pictures for soprano recorder, with the words under each note. Starts F♯ E D D F♯ A.
The notes and words
Key: D major.
F♯Come,EThouDFountDofF♯ev-AeryEbless-Eing,
F♯TuneAmyBheartAtoF♯singEThyDgrace;
F♯StreamsEofDmer-Dcy,F♯ne-AverEceas-Eing,
F♯CallAforBsongsAofF♯loud-EestDpraise.
ATeachBmeC♯DsomeC♯me-Blo-AdiousBson-AF♯net,
ASungBbyC♯Dfla-C♯mingBtonguesAa-Dbove.
F♯PraiseEtheDmount!DI'mF♯fixedAu-EponEit,
F♯MountAofBThyAre-F♯deem-EingDlove.
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- F♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- Bcovered: thumb, 1
- C♯covered: 1, 2
- Dcovered: 2
Key: C major.
ECome,DThouCFountCofEev-GeryDbless-Ding,
ETuneGmyAheartGtoEsingDThyCgrace;
EStreamsDofCmer-Ccy,Ene-GverDceas-Ding,
ECallGforAsongsGofEloud-DestCpraise.
GTeachAmeBCsomeBme-Alo-GdiousAson-GEnet,
GSungAbyBCfla-BmingAtonguesGa-Cbove.
EPraiseDtheCmount!CI'mEfixedGu-DponDit,
EMountGofAThyGre-Edeem-DingClove.
- Ccovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- Bcovered: thumb, 1
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
Key: E♭ major (the original key).
GCome,FThouE♭FountE♭ofGev-B♭eryFbless-Fing,
GTuneB♭myCheartB♭toGsingFThyE♭grace;
GStreamsFofE♭mer-E♭cy,Gne-B♭verFceas-Fing,
GCallB♭forCsongsB♭ofGloud-FestE♭praise.
B♭TeachCmeDE♭someDme-Clo-B♭diousCson-B♭Gnet,
B♭SungCbyDE♭fla-DmingCtonguesB♭a-E♭bove.
GPraiseFtheE♭mount!E♭I'mGfixedB♭u-FponFit,
GMountB♭ofCThyB♭re-Gdeem-FingE♭love.
- E♭covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, half 6
- Fcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- B♭covered: thumb, 1, 3, 4
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- Dcovered: 2
- E♭covered: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Key: F major.
ACome,GThouFFountFofAev-CeryGbless-Ging,
ATuneCmyDheartCtoAsingGThyFgrace;
AStreamsGofFmer-Fcy,Ane-CverGceas-Ging,
ACallCforDsongsCofAloud-GestFpraise.
CTeachDmeEFsomeEme-Dlo-CdiousDson-CAnet,
CSungDbyEFfla-EmingDtonguesCa-Fbove.
APraiseGtheFmount!FI'mAfixedCu-GponGit,
AMountCofDThyCre-Adeem-GingFlove.
- Fcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- Dcovered: 2
- Ecovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Fcovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Staff notation
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About this song
- Melody
- Tune NETTLETON, Asahel Nettleton, 1812
- Words
- Robert Robinson (1735–1790), 1758 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1812, words 1758: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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