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I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day Piano Letter Notes

Letters and numbers for piano, with the words under each note. Starts F A A♭ A A B♭.

Key
F major
Range
E4–F5
Length
32 notes
Melody
1872, public domain

The notes and words

Key: F major.

F4IA6heardA♭6♭theA6bellsA6onB♭7♭Christ-A6masB♭7♭dayB7Their

C1̇oldF4̇fa-E3̇mil-D2̇iarD2̇car-C1̇olsC1̇play,

C1̇AndC1̇wildB♭7♭andA6sweet

B♭7♭theA6wordsG5re-F4peatG5OfA6peaceB♭7♭onC1̇earth,

D2̇goodE3willG5toF4men.

Numbers: 1 = C, 2 = D … 7 = B. A dot above means the octave above middle C, a dot below the octave below.
  • 3E4
  • 4F4
  • 5G4
  • 6♭A♭4
  • 6A4
  • 7♭B♭4
  • 7B4
  • 1̇C5
  • 2̇D5
  • 3̇E5
  • 4̇F5
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Staff notation

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About this song

Melody
Tune WALTHAM (CALKIN), John Baptiste Calkin, 1872
Words
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882), 1864 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
Public domain
Melody 1872, words 1864: first published before 1931.
Source
Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys

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