From Heaven Above to Earth I Come Recorder Notes
Letters and fingering pictures for soprano recorder, with the words under each note. Starts D C♯ B C♯ A B.
The notes and words
Key: D major (the original key).
DFromC♯HeavenBa-C♯boveAtoBearthC♯IDcome,
DToDbearAgoodAnewsF♯toAev-GeryF♯home;
F♯GladBti-BdingsAofC♯greatDjoyBIAbring,
DWhere-C♯ofBIAnowAwillGsayF♯EandDsing.
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- F♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- Bcovered: thumb, 1
- C♯covered: 1, 2
- Dcovered: 2
Key: C major.
CFromBHeavenAa-BboveGtoAearthBICcome,
CToCbearGgoodGnewsEtoGev-FeryEhome;
EGladAti-AdingsGofBgreatCjoyAIGbring,
CWhere-BofAIGnowGwillFsayEDandCsing.
- Ccovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Fcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- Bcovered: thumb, 1
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
Key: E♭ major.
E♭FromDHeavenCa-DboveB♭toCearthDIE♭come,
E♭ToE♭bearB♭goodB♭newsGtoB♭ev-A♭eryGhome;
GGladCti-CdingsB♭ofDgreatE♭joyCIB♭bring,
E♭Where-DofCIB♭nowB♭willA♭sayGFandE♭sing.
- E♭covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, half 6
- Fcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- A♭covered: thumb, 1, 2, 4, 5, half 6
- B♭covered: thumb, 1, 3, 4
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- Dcovered: 2
- E♭covered: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Key: F major.
FFromEHeavenDa-EboveCtoDearthEIFcome,
FToFbearCgoodCnewsAtoCev-B♭eryAhome;
AGladDti-DdingsCofEgreatFjoyDICbring,
FWhere-EofDICnowCwillB♭sayAGandFsing.
- 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
- Ecovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Fcovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Staff notation
Play-along guide: the melody played by your browser’s recorder sound. The lit note follows the music. Print large notes
About this song
- Melody
- Tune VOM HIMMEL HOCH, from Schumann's Geistliche Lieder (Leipzig, 1539), 1539
- Words
- Martin Luther (1483–1546), translated by Catherine Winkworth, 1855 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1539, words 1855: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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