God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Clarinet Notes
Letter notes in the written key for B♭ clarinet, with the words under each note. Starts A A E E D C.
The notes and words
Key: C major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in B♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in B♭.
AGodArestEyeEmer-Dry,Cgen-Btle-Amen,
GletAno-BthingCyouDdis-Emay,
ARe-Amem-EberEChristDourCSa-BAviorGwasAbornBonCChrist-DmasEDay;
EToFsaveDusEallFfromGSa-Atan'sEpow'rDwhenCweAwereBgoneCa-Dstray.
CODEti-FdingsEofEcom-DCfortBandAjoy,
Ccom-BfortAandDjoy;CODEti-FGdingsAofEcom-DCfortBandAjoy.
Key: B♭ major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in A♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in A♭.
GGodGrestDyeDmer-Cry,B♭gen-Atle-Gmen,
FletGno-AthingB♭youCdis-Dmay,
GRe-Gmem-DberDChristCourB♭Sa-AGviorFwasGbornAonB♭Christ-CmasDDay;
DToE♭saveCusDallE♭fromFSa-Gtan'sDpow'rCwhenB♭weGwereAgoneB♭a-Cstray.
B♭OCDti-E♭dingsDofDcom-CB♭fortAandGjoy,
B♭com-AfortGandCjoy;B♭OCDti-E♭FdingsGofDcom-CB♭fortAandGjoy.
Key: D major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in C major, so it plays along with a piano in C.
BGodBrestF♯yeF♯mer-Ery,Dgen-C♯tle-Bmen,
AletBno-C♯thingDyouEdis-F♯may,
BRe-Bmem-F♯berF♯ChristEourDSa-C♯BviorAwasBbornC♯onDChrist-EmasF♯Day;
F♯ToGsaveEusF♯allGfromASa-B↑tan'sF♯pow'rEwhenDweBwereC♯goneDa-Estray.
DOEF♯ti-GdingsF♯ofF♯com-EDfortC♯andBjoy,
Dcom-C♯fortBandEjoy;DOEF♯ti-GAdingsB↑ofF♯com-EDfortC♯andBjoy.
Notes marked ↑ are above B♭4 and cross the break (use the register key).
Key: A major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in G major, so it plays along with a piano in G.
F♯GodF♯restC♯yeC♯mer-Bry,Agen-G♯tle-F♯men,
EletF♯no-G♯thingAyouBdis-C♯may,
F♯Re-F♯mem-C♯berC♯ChristBourASa-G♯F♯viorEwasF♯bornG♯onAChrist-BmasC♯Day;
C♯ToDsaveBusC♯allDfromESa-F♯tan'sC♯pow'rBwhenAweF♯wereG♯goneAa-Bstray.
AOBC♯ti-DdingsC♯ofC♯com-BAfortG♯andF♯joy,
Acom-G♯fortF♯andBjoy;AOBC♯ti-DEdingsF♯ofC♯com-BAfortG♯andF♯joy.
Staff notation
Play-along guide: the melody played by your browser’s clarinet sound, at concert pitch. The lit note follows the music. Print large notes
About this song
- Melody
- Tune GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN, Traditional English, 1918
- Words
- Traditional English carol, 1918 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1918, words 1918: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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