In the Bleak Midwinter Trumpet Notes
Letters and valve numbers for B♭ trumpet, with the words under each note. Starts A A B♭ C A G.
The notes and words
Key: F major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in E♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in E♭.
A12InA12theB♭1bleakC0mid-A12win-G0F1frost-G0yA12windG0madeD13moan,G0
A12EarthB♭1stoodC0hardA12asG0i-F1ron,
G0wa-A12terG0likeF1aF1stone;
B♭1SnowA12hadB♭1fall-C0en,D1snowA12snow,
C0snowA12onG0snowF1onE12snow,
A12InB♭1theC0bleakA12mid-G0win-F1ter,
G0longA12G0F1a-F1go.
- Dvalves 1 + 3
- Evalves 1 + 2
- Fvalves 1
- Gopen
- Avalves 1 + 2
- B♭valves 1
- Copen
- Dvalves 1
Key: E♭ major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in D♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in D♭.
G0InG0theA♭23bleakB♭1mid-G0win-F1E♭23frost-F1yG0windF1madeC0moan,F1
G0EarthA♭23stoodB♭1hardG0asF1i-E♭23ron,
F1wa-G0terF1likeE♭23aE♭23stone;
A♭23SnowG0hadA♭23fall-B♭1en,C0snowG0snow,
B♭1snowG0onF1snowE♭23onD13snow,
G0InA♭23theB♭1bleakG0mid-F1win-E♭23ter,
F1longG0F1E♭23a-E♭23go.
- Copen
- Dvalves 1 + 3
- E♭valves 2 + 3
- Fvalves 1
- Gopen
- A♭valves 2 + 3
- B♭valves 1
- Copen
Key: G major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in F major, so it plays along with a piano in F.
B2InB2theC0bleakD1mid-B2win-A12G0frost-A12yB2windA12madeE12moan,A12
B2EarthC0stoodD1hardB2asA12i-G0ron,
A12wa-B2terA12likeG0aG0stone;
C0SnowB2hadC0fall-D1en,E0snowB2snow,
D1snowB2onA12snowG0onF♯2snow,
B2InC0theD1bleakB2mid-A12win-G0ter,
A12longB2A12G0a-G0go.
- Evalves 1 + 2
- F♯valves 2
- Gopen
- Avalves 1 + 2
- Bvalves 2
- Copen
- Dvalves 1
- Eopen
Key: E major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in D major, so it plays along with a piano in D.
G♯23InG♯23theA12bleakB2mid-G♯23win-F♯2E12frost-F♯2yG♯23windF♯2madeC♯123moan,F♯2
G♯23EarthA12stoodB2hardG♯23asF♯2i-E12ron,
F♯2wa-G♯23terF♯2likeE12aE12stone;
A12SnowG♯23hadA12fall-B2en,C♯12snowG♯23snow,
B2snowG♯23onF♯2snowE12onD♯23snow,
G♯23InA12theB2bleakG♯23mid-F♯2win-E12ter,
F♯2longG♯23F♯2E12a-E12go.
- C♯valves 1 + 2 + 3
- D♯valves 2 + 3
- Evalves 1 + 2
- F♯valves 2
- G♯valves 2 + 3
- Avalves 1 + 2
- Bvalves 2
- C♯valves 1 + 2
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 CRANHAM, Gustav Theodore Holst, 1906
- Words
- Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830–1894), 1872 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1906, words 1872: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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