How Can I Keep From Singing? Recorder Notes with Fingerings
Letters and fingering pictures for soprano recorder, with the words under each note. Starts D G A B G A.
The notes and words
Key: G major (the original key).
DMyGlifeAflowsBonGinAend-GlessEsong;
DA-GboveBearth'sDla-Bmen-Bta-Ation.
DIGcatchAtheBsweet,GthoughAfar-GoffEhymnEthatDhailsGaBnewAcre-Aa-Gtion;
BThroughDallDtheDtu-BmultAandBtheGstrife,
AIBhearBthatBmu-AsicBring-Ding;
BItDfindsDanDe-BchoGinEmyDsoul...
DHowGcanAIBkeepAfromAsing-Ging?
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- Bcovered: thumb, 1
- Dcovered: 2
Key: F major.
CMyFlifeGflowsAonFinGend-FlessDsong;
CA-FboveAearth'sCla-Amen-Ata-Gtion.
CIFcatchGtheAsweet,FthoughGfar-FoffDhymnDthatChailsFaAnewGcre-Ga-Ftion;
AThroughCallCtheCtu-AmultGandAtheFstrife,
GIAhearAthatAmu-GsicAring-Cing;
AItCfindsCanCe-AchoFinDmyCsoul...
CHowFcanGIAkeepGfromGsing-Fing?
- Ccovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Fcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
Key: A♭ major.
E♭MyA♭lifeB♭flowsConA♭inB♭end-A♭lessFsong;
E♭A-A♭boveCearth'sE♭la-Cmen-Cta-B♭tion.
E♭IA♭catchB♭theCsweet,A♭thoughB♭far-A♭offFhymnFthatE♭hailsA♭aCnewB♭cre-B♭a-A♭tion;
CThroughE♭allE♭theE♭tu-CmultB♭andCtheA♭strife,
B♭IChearCthatCmu-B♭sicCring-E♭ing;
CItE♭findsE♭anE♭e-CchoA♭inFmyE♭soul...
E♭HowA♭canB♭ICkeepB♭fromB♭sing-A♭ing?
- E♭covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, half 6
- Fcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- A♭covered: thumb, 1, 2, 4, 5, half 6
- B♭covered: thumb, 1, 3, 4
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- E♭covered: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Key: A major.
EMyAlifeBflowsC♯onAinBend-AlessF♯song;
EA-AboveC♯earth'sEla-C♯men-C♯ta-Btion.
EIAcatchBtheC♯sweet,AthoughBfar-AoffF♯hymnF♯thatEhailsAaC♯newBcre-Ba-Ation;
C♯ThroughEallEtheEtu-C♯multBandC♯theAstrife,
BIC♯hearC♯thatC♯mu-BsicC♯ring-Eing;
C♯ItEfindsEanEe-C♯choAinF♯myEsoul...
EHowAcanBIC♯keepBfromBsing-Aing?
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- F♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- Bcovered: thumb, 1
- C♯covered: 1, 2
- Ecovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
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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