Good King Wenceslas Piano Notes
Letters and numbers for piano, with the words under each note. Starts C C C D C C.
The notes and words
Key: C major.
C1̇GoodC1̇KingC1̇Wen-D2̇ce-C1̇slasC1̇lookedG5outA6onG5theA6FeastB7ofC1̇Steph-C1̇en,
C1̇WhenC1̇theC1̇snowD2̇layC1̇roundC1̇a-G5bout,
A6deepG5andA6crispB7andC1̇e-C1̇ven.
G5̇Bright-F4̇lyE3̇shoneD2̇theE3̇moonD2̇thatC1̇night,
A6thoughG5theA6frostB7wasC1̇cru-C1̇el,
G5WhenG5aA6poorB7manC1̇cameC1̇inD2̇sight,
G5̇gath'r-F4̇ingE3̇win-D2̇terC1̇fu-F4̇C1̇el.
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7B4
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
- 3̇E5
- 4̇F5
- 5̇G5
Key: G major.
G5GoodG5KingG5Wen-A6ce-G5slasG5lookedD2outE3onD2theE3FeastF♯4♯ofG5Steph-G5en,
G5WhenG5theG5snowA6layG5roundG5a-D2bout,
E3deepD2andE3crispF♯4♯andG5e-G5ven.
D2̇Bright-C1̇lyB7shoneA6theB7moonA6thatG5night,
E3thoughD2theE3frostF♯4♯wasG5cru-G5el,
D2WhenD2aE3poorF♯4♯manG5cameG5inA6sight,
D2̇gath'r-C1̇ingB7win-A6terG5fu-C1̇G5el.
- 2D4
- 3E4
- 4♯F♯4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7B4
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
Key: F major.
F4GoodF4KingF4Wen-G5ce-F4slasF4lookedC1outD2onC1theD2FeastE3ofF4Steph-F4en,
F4WhenF4theF4snowG5layF4roundF4a-C1bout,
D2deepC1andD2crispE3andF4e-F4ven.
C1̇Bright-B♭7♭lyA6shoneG5theA6moonG5thatF4night,
D2thoughC1theD2frostE3wasF4cru-F4el,
C1WhenC1aD2poorE3manF4cameF4inG5sight,
C1̇gath'r-B♭7♭ingA6win-G5terF4fu-B♭7♭F4el.
- 1C4 (middle C)
- 2D4
- 3E4
- 4F4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7♭B♭4
- 1̇C5
Key: B♭ major.
B♭7♭GoodB♭7♭KingB♭7♭Wen-C1̇ce-B♭7♭slasB♭7♭lookedF4outG5onF4theG5FeastA6ofB♭7♭Steph-B♭7♭en,
B♭7♭WhenB♭7♭theB♭7♭snowC1̇layB♭7♭roundB♭7♭a-F4bout,
G5deepF4andG5crispA6andB♭7♭e-B♭7♭ven.
F4̇Bright-E♭3̇♭lyD2̇shoneC1̇theD2̇moonC1̇thatB♭7♭night,
G5thoughF4theG5frostA6wasB♭7♭cru-B♭7♭el,
F4WhenF4aG5poorA6manB♭7♭cameB♭7♭inC1̇sight,
F4̇gath'r-E♭3̇♭ingD2̇win-C1̇terB♭7♭fu-E♭3̇♭B♭7♭el.
- 4F4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7♭B♭4
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
- 3̇♭E♭5
- 4̇F5
Staff notation
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About this song
- Melody
- Tune TEMPUS ADEST FLORIDUM, from Swedish Piae Cantones (1582), 1582
- Words
- John Mason Neale (1818–1866), 1853 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1582, words 1853: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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