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How Can I Keep From Singing? Piano Letter Notes

Letters and numbers for piano, with the words under each note. Starts G C D E C D.

Key
C major
Range
G4–G5
Length
60 notes
Melody
1869, public domain

The notes and words

Key: C major.

G5MyC1̇lifeD2̇flowsE3̇onC1̇inD2̇end-C1̇lessA6song;

G5A-C1̇boveE3̇earth'sG5̇la-E3̇men-E3̇ta-D2̇tion.

G5IC1̇catchD2̇theE3̇sweet,C1̇thoughD2̇far-C1̇offA6hymnA6thatG5hailsC1̇aE3̇newD2̇cre-D2̇a-C1̇tion;

E3̇ThroughG5̇allG5̇theG5̇tu-E3̇multD2̇andE3̇theC1̇strife,

D2̇IE3̇hearE3̇thatE3̇mu-D2̇sicE3̇ring-G5̇ing;

E3̇ItG5̇findsG5̇anG5̇e-E3̇choC1̇inA6myG5soul...

G5HowC1̇canD2̇IE3̇keepD2̇fromD2̇sing-C1̇ing?

Numbers: 1 = C, 2 = D … 7 = B. A dot above means the octave above middle C, a dot below the octave below.
  • 5G4
  • 6A4
  • 1̇C5
  • 2̇D5
  • 3̇E5
  • 5̇G5
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Staff notation

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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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