It Is Well With My Soul Alto Sax Notes
Letter notes in the written key for E♭ alto saxophone, with the words under each note. Starts G G F E E D.
The notes and words
Key: C major for E♭ alto saxophone (written pitch). It sounds in E♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in E♭.
GWhenGpeace,FlikeEaEri-Dver,
Eat-Ften-AGdethFmyEway,
GWhenCsor-Brows
AlikeAseaGbil-F♯lowsGroll;GWhat-Cev-CerBmyAlot,
AThouAhastDtaughtDmeCto
Bsay,AItGisCwell,CitCisCwell,
BwithCmyCsoul.GItGis
Gwell,GwithGmyGsoul,EItGisAwell,
AitCisCwellBwithCmyCsoul.
Key: D major for E♭ alto saxophone (written pitch). It sounds in F major, so it plays along with a piano in F.
AWhenApeace,GlikeF♯aF♯ri-Ever,
F♯at-Gten-BAdethGmyF♯way,
AWhenDsor-C♯rows
BlikeBseaAbil-G♯lowsAroll;AWhat-Dev-DerC♯myBlot,
BThouBhastEtaughtEmeDto
C♯say,BItAisDwell,DitDisDwell,
C♯withDmyDsoul.AItAis
Awell,AwithAmyAsoul,F♯ItAisBwell,
BitDisDwellC♯withDmyDsoul.
Key: F major for E♭ alto saxophone (written pitch). It sounds in A♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in A♭.
CWhenCpeace,B♭likeAaAri-Gver,
Aat-B♭ten-DCdethB♭myAway,
CWhenFsor-Erows
DlikeDseaCbil-BlowsCroll;CWhat-Fev-FerEmyDlot,
DThouDhastGtaughtGmeFto
Esay,DItCisFwell,FitFisFwell,
EwithFmyFsoul.CItCis
Cwell,CwithCmyCsoul,AItCisDwell,
DitFisFwellEwithFmyFsoul.
Key: E♭ major for E♭ alto saxophone (written pitch). It sounds in F♯ major, so it plays along with a piano in F♯.
B♭WhenB♭peace,A♭likeGaGri-Fver,
Gat-A♭ten-CB♭dethA♭myGway,
B♭WhenE♭sor-Drows
ClikeCseaB♭bil-AlowsB♭roll;B♭What-E♭ev-E♭erDmyClot,
CThouChastFtaughtFmeE♭to
Dsay,CItB♭isE♭well,E♭itE♭isE♭well,
DwithE♭myE♭soul.B♭ItB♭is
B♭well,B♭withB♭myB♭soul,GItB♭isCwell,
CitE♭isE♭wellDwithE♭myE♭soul.
Staff notation
Play-along guide: the melody played by your browser’s alto sax sound, at concert pitch. The lit note follows the music. Print large notes
About this song
- Melody
- Tune IT IS WELL, Philip Paul Bliss, 1876
- Words
- Horatio Gates Spafford (1828–1888), 1873 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1876, words 1873: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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