I Need Thee Every Hour Trumpet Notes
Letters and valve numbers for B♭ trumpet, with the words under each note. Starts G B A G F♯ G.
The notes and words
Key: G major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in F major, so it plays along with a piano in F.
G0IB2needA12TheeG0ev-F♯2'ryG0hour,
G0MostG0gra-A12G0ciousE12D13Lord;
D13NoA12ten-B2derA12voiceD13likeB2ThineG0CanF♯2peaceG0F♯2af-E12D13ford.
B2IB2needG0Thee,C0OB2IB2needA12Thee;
A12Ev-G0'ryB2hourA12IA12needG0Thee;
G0OG0blessA12meG0now,E12myD13Sav-G0ior,
A12IB2comeG0A12toG0Thee!
- Dvalves 1 + 3
- Evalves 1 + 2
- F♯valves 2
- Gopen
- Avalves 1 + 2
- Bvalves 2
- Copen
Key: F major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in E♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in E♭.
F1IA12needG0TheeF1ev-E12'ryF1hour,
F1MostF1gra-G0F1ciousD13C0Lord;
C0NoG0ten-A12derG0voiceC0likeA12ThineF1CanE12peaceF1E12af-D13C0ford.
A12IA12needF1Thee,B♭1OA12IA12needG0Thee;
G0Ev-F1'ryA12hourG0IG0needF1Thee;
F1OF1blessG0meF1now,D13myC0Sav-F1ior,
G0IA12comeF1G0toF1Thee!
- Copen
- Dvalves 1 + 3
- Evalves 1 + 2
- Fvalves 1
- Gopen
- Avalves 1 + 2
- B♭valves 1
Key: B♭ major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in A♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in A♭.
B♭1ID1needC0TheeB♭1ev-A12'ryB♭1hour,
B♭1MostB♭1gra-C0B♭1ciousG0F1Lord;
F1NoC0ten-D1derC0voiceF1likeD1ThineB♭1CanA12peaceB♭1A12af-G0F1ford.
D1ID1needB♭1Thee,E♭2OD1ID1needC0Thee;
C0Ev-B♭1'ryD1hourC0IC0needB♭1Thee;
B♭1OB♭1blessC0meB♭1now,G0myF1Sav-B♭1ior,
C0ID1comeB♭1C0toB♭1Thee!
- Fvalves 1
- Gopen
- Avalves 1 + 2
- B♭valves 1
- Copen
- Dvalves 1
- E♭valves 2
Key: A major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in G major, so it plays along with a piano in G.
A12IC♯12needB2TheeA12ev-G♯23'ryA12hour,
A12MostA12gra-B2A12ciousF♯2E12Lord;
E12NoB2ten-C♯12derB2voiceE12likeC♯12ThineA12CanG♯23peaceA12G♯23af-F♯2E12ford.
C♯12IC♯12needA12Thee,D1OC♯12IC♯12needB2Thee;
B2Ev-A12'ryC♯12hourB2IB2needA12Thee;
A12OA12blessB2meA12now,F♯2myE12Sav-A12ior,
B2IC♯12comeA12B2toA12Thee!
- Evalves 1 + 2
- F♯valves 2
- G♯valves 2 + 3
- Avalves 1 + 2
- Bvalves 2
- C♯valves 1 + 2
- Dvalves 1
Staff notation
Play-along guide: the melody played by your browser’s trumpet sound, at concert pitch. The lit note follows the music. Print large notes
About this song
- Melody
- Tune I NEED THEE EVERY HOUR, Robert Lowry, 1872
- Words
- Annie Sherwood Hawks (1836–1918), 1872 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1872, words 1872: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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