It Is Well With My Soul Recorder Notes
Letters and fingering pictures for soprano recorder, with the words under each note. Starts G G F E E D.
The notes and words
Key: C major.
GWhenGpeace,FlikeEaEri-Dver,
Eat-Ften-AGdethFmyEway,
GWhenCsor-Brows
AlikeAseaGbil-F♯lowsGroll;GWhat-Cev-CerBmyAlot,
AThouAhastDtaughtDmeCto
Bsay,AItGisCwell,CitCisCwell,
BwithCmyCsoul.GItGis
Gwell,GwithGmyGsoul,EItGisAwell,
AitCisCwellBwithCmyCsoul.
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Fcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- F♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- Bcovered: thumb, 1
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- Dcovered: 2
Key: D major.
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.
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- F♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- G♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 4, 5, half 6
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- Bcovered: thumb, 1
- C♯covered: 1, 2
- Dcovered: 2
- Ecovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Key: B♭ major.
FWhenFpeace,E♭likeDaDri-Cver,
Dat-E♭ten-GFdethE♭myDway,
FWhenB♭sor-Arows
GlikeGseaFbil-ElowsFroll;FWhat-B♭ev-B♭erAmyGlot,
GThouGhastCtaughtCmeB♭to
Asay,GItFisB♭well,B♭itB♭isB♭well,
AwithB♭myB♭soul.FItFis
Fwell,FwithFmyFsoul,DItFisGwell,
GitB♭isB♭wellAwithB♭myB♭soul.
- Ccovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- E♭covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, half 6
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Fcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- B♭covered: thumb, 1, 3, 4
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
Key: D♭ major (the original key).
A♭WhenA♭peace,G♭likeFaFri-E♭ver,
Fat-G♭ten-B♭A♭dethG♭myFway,
A♭WhenD♭sor-Crows
B♭likeB♭seaA♭bil-GlowsA♭roll;A♭What-D♭ev-D♭erCmyB♭lot,
B♭ThouB♭hastE♭taughtE♭meD♭to
Csay,B♭ItA♭isD♭well,D♭itD♭isD♭well,
CwithD♭myD♭soul.A♭ItA♭is
A♭well,A♭withA♭myA♭soul,FItA♭isB♭well,
B♭itD♭isD♭wellCwithD♭myD♭soul.
- E♭covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, half 6
- Fcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- G♭covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- A♭covered: thumb, 1, 2, 4, 5, half 6
- B♭covered: thumb, 1, 3, 4
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- D♭covered: 1, 2
- E♭covered: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Staff notation
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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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