How Can I Keep From Singing? Clarinet Notes
Letter notes in the written key for B♭ clarinet, with the words under each note. Starts G C D E C D.
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♭.
GMyClifeDflowsEonCinDend-ClessAsong;
GA-CboveEearth'sGla-Emen-Eta-Dtion.
GICcatchDtheEsweet,CthoughDfar-CoffAhymnAthatGhailsCaEnewDcre-Da-Ction;
EThroughGallGtheGtu-EmultDandEtheCstrife,
DIEhearEthatEmu-DsicEring-Ging;
EItGfindsGanGe-EchoCinAmyGsoul...
GHowCcanDIEkeepDfromDsing-Cing?
Key: D major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in C major, so it plays along with a piano in C.
AMyDlifeEflowsF♯onDinEend-DlessBsong;
AA-DboveF♯earth'sAla-F♯men-F♯ta-Etion.
AIDcatchEtheF♯sweet,DthoughEfar-DoffBhymnBthatAhailsDaF♯newEcre-Ea-Dtion;
F♯ThroughAallAtheAtu-F♯multEandF♯theDstrife,
EIF♯hearF♯thatF♯mu-EsicF♯ring-Aing;
F♯ItAfindsAanAe-F♯choDinBmyAsoul...
AHowDcanEIF♯keepEfromEsing-Ding?
Key: B♭ major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in A♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in A♭.
FMyB♭lifeCflowsDonB♭inCend-B♭lessGsong;
FA-B♭boveDearth'sFla-Dmen-Dta-Ction.
FIB♭catchCtheDsweet,B♭thoughCfar-B♭offGhymnGthatFhailsB♭aDnewCcre-Ca-B♭tion;
DThroughFallFtheFtu-DmultCandDtheB♭strife,
CIDhearDthatDmu-CsicDring-Fing;
DItFfindsFanFe-DchoB♭inGmyFsoul...
FHowB♭canCIDkeepCfromCsing-B♭ing?
Key: F major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in E♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in E♭.
CMyFlifeGflowsAonFinGend-FlessDsong;
CA-FboveAearth'sC↑la-Amen-Ata-Gtion.
CIFcatchGtheAsweet,FthoughGfar-FoffDhymnDthatChailsFaAnewGcre-Ga-Ftion;
AThroughC↑allC↑theC↑tu-AmultGandAtheFstrife,
GIAhearAthatAmu-GsicAring-C↑ing;
AItC↑findsC↑anC↑e-AchoFinDmyCsoul...
CHowFcanGIAkeepGfromGsing-Fing?
Notes marked ↑ are above B♭4 and cross the break (use the register key).
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 HOW CAN I KEEP FROM SINGING, Robert Lowry, 1869
- Words
- F. J. Hartley and Robert Lowry and anonymous, 1869 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1869, words 1869: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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