Gentle Mary Laid Her Child Trumpet Notes with Valves
Letters and valve numbers for B♭ trumpet, with the words under each note. Starts F F F G F F.
The notes and words
Key: F major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in E♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in E♭.
F1Gen-F1tleF1Ma-G0ryF1laidF1herC0ChildD13low-C0lyD13inE12aF1man-F1ger;
F1ThereF1HeF1lay,G0theF1un-F1de-C0filed,
D13toC0theD13worldE12aF1Stran-F1ger:
C0SuchB♭1aA12BabeG0inA12suchG0aF1place,
D13canC0HeD13beE12theF1Sa-F1vior?
C0AskC0theD13savedE12ofF1allF1theG0raceC0whoB♭1haveA12foundG0HisF1fa-B♭1F1vor.
- Copen
- Dvalves 1 + 3
- Evalves 1 + 2
- Fvalves 1
- Gopen
- Avalves 1 + 2
- B♭valves 1
- Copen
Key: G major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in F major, so it plays along with a piano in F.
G0Gen-G0tleG0Ma-A12ryG0laidG0herD13ChildE12low-D13lyE12inF♯2aG0man-G0ger;
G0ThereG0HeG0lay,A12theG0un-G0de-D13filed,
E12toD13theE12worldF♯2aG0Stran-G0ger:
D1SuchC0aB2BabeA12inB2suchA12aG0place,
E12canD13HeE12beF♯2theG0Sa-G0vior?
D13AskD13theE12savedF♯2ofG0allG0theA12raceD1whoC0haveB2foundA12HisG0fa-C0G0vor.
- Dvalves 1 + 3
- Evalves 1 + 2
- F♯valves 2
- Gopen
- Avalves 1 + 2
- Bvalves 2
- Copen
- Dvalves 1
Key: B♭ major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in A♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in A♭.
B♭1Gen-B♭1tleB♭1Ma-C0ryB♭1laidB♭1herF1ChildG0low-F1lyG0inA12aB♭1man-B♭1ger;
B♭1ThereB♭1HeB♭1lay,C0theB♭1un-B♭1de-F1filed,
G0toF1theG0worldA12aB♭1Stran-B♭1ger:
F1SuchE♭2aD1BabeC0inD1suchC0aB♭1place,
G0canF1HeG0beA12theB♭1Sa-B♭1vior?
F1AskF1theG0savedA12ofB♭1allB♭1theC0raceF1whoE♭2haveD1foundC0HisB♭1fa-E♭2B♭1vor.
- Fvalves 1
- Gopen
- Avalves 1 + 2
- B♭valves 1
- Copen
- Dvalves 1
- E♭valves 2
- Fvalves 1
Key: C major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in B♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in B♭.
C0Gen-C0tleC0Ma-D1ryC0laidC0herG0ChildA12low-G0lyA12inB2aC0man-C0ger;
C0ThereC0HeC0lay,D1theC0un-C0de-G0filed,
A12toG0theA12worldB2aC0Stran-C0ger:
G0SuchF1aE0BabeD1inE0suchD1aC0place,
A12canG0HeA12beB2theC0Sa-C0vior?
G0AskG0theA12savedB2ofC0allC0theD1raceG0whoF1haveE0foundD1HisC0fa-F1C0vor.
- Gopen
- Avalves 1 + 2
- Bvalves 2
- Copen
- Dvalves 1
- Eopen
- Fvalves 1
- Gopen
Staff notation
Play-along guide: the melody played by your browser’s trumpet sound, at concert pitch. The lit note follows the music. Print large notes
About this song
- Melody
- Tune TEMPUS ADEST FLORIDUM, from Swedish Piae Cantones (1582), 1582
- Words
- Joseph Simpson Cook (1859–1933), 1919 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1582, words 1919: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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