Jingle Bells Recorder Notes
Letters and fingering pictures for soprano recorder, with the words under each note. Starts D B A G D D.
The notes and words
Key: G major.
DDash-BingAthroughGtheDsnowDInDaDone-BhorseAo-GpenEsleigh,
EO'erCtheBfieldsAweF♯go,DLaugh-DingCallAtheBway;
DBellsBonAbob-GtailDring,DMak-BingAspir-GitsEbright;
EWhatEfunCitBisAtoDrideDandDsingDAEsleigh-DingCsongAto-Gnight!
BJin-BgleBbells,Bjin-BgleBbells,
BJin-DgleGallAtheBway!COh,
CwhatCfunCitCisBtoBrideBInBaBone-AhorseAo-BpenAsleigh!D
BJin-BgleBbells,Bjin-BgleBbells,
BJin-DgleGallAtheBway!COh,
CwhatCfunCitCisBtoBrideBInBaDone-DhorseCo-ApenGsleigh!
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- 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
- Ecovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Key: F major.
CDash-AingGthroughFtheCsnowCInCaCone-AhorseGo-FpenDsleigh,
DO'erB♭theAfieldsGweEgo,CLaugh-CingB♭allGtheAway;
CBellsAonGbob-FtailCring,CMak-AingGspir-FitsDbright;
DWhatDfunB♭itAisGtoCrideCandCsingCADsleigh-CingB♭songGto-Fnight!
AJin-AgleAbells,Ajin-AgleAbells,
AJin-CgleFallGtheAway!B♭Oh,
B♭whatB♭funB♭itB♭isAtoArideAInAaAone-GhorseGo-ApenGsleigh!C
AJin-AgleAbells,Ajin-AgleAbells,
AJin-CgleFallGtheAway!B♭Oh,
B♭whatB♭funB♭itB♭isAtoArideAInAaCone-ChorseB♭o-GpenFsleigh!
- Ccovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 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
- Dcovered: 2
Key: A♭ major (the original key).
E♭Dash-CingB♭throughA♭theE♭snowE♭InE♭aE♭one-ChorseB♭o-A♭penFsleigh,
FO'erD♭theCfieldsB♭weGgo,E♭Laugh-E♭ingD♭allB♭theCway;
E♭BellsConB♭bob-A♭tailE♭ring,E♭Mak-CingB♭spir-A♭itsFbright;
FWhatFfunD♭itCisB♭toE♭rideE♭andE♭singE♭AFsleigh-E♭ingD♭songB♭to-A♭night!
CJin-CgleCbells,Cjin-CgleCbells,
CJin-E♭gleA♭allB♭theCway!D♭Oh,
D♭whatD♭funD♭itD♭isCtoCrideCInCaCone-B♭horseB♭o-CpenB♭sleigh!E♭
CJin-CgleCbells,Cjin-CgleCbells,
CJin-E♭gleA♭allB♭theCway!D♭Oh,
D♭whatD♭funD♭itD♭isCtoCrideCInCaE♭one-E♭horseD♭o-B♭penA♭sleigh!
- E♭covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, half 6
- Fcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- 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
- Fcovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Key: A major.
EDash-C♯ingBthroughAtheEsnowEInEaEone-C♯horseBo-ApenF♯sleigh,
F♯O'erDtheC♯fieldsBweG♯go,ELaugh-EingDallBtheC♯way;
EBellsC♯onBbob-AtailEring,EMak-C♯ingBspir-AitsF♯bright;
F♯WhatF♯funDitC♯isBtoErideEandEsingEAF♯sleigh-EingDsongBto-Anight!
C♯Jin-C♯gleC♯bells,C♯jin-C♯gleC♯bells,
C♯Jin-EgleAallBtheC♯way!DOh,
DwhatDfunDitDisC♯toC♯rideC♯InC♯aC♯one-BhorseBo-C♯penBsleigh!E
C♯Jin-C♯gleC♯bells,C♯jin-C♯gleC♯bells,
C♯Jin-EgleAallBtheC♯way!DOh,
DwhatDfunDitDisC♯toC♯rideC♯InC♯aEone-EhorseDo-BpenAsleigh!
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- F♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
- 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
- F♯covered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 5
Staff notation
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About this song
- Melody
- James Lord Pierpont (1822–1893), 1857
- Words
- James Lord Pierpont (1822–1893), 1857 (first verse shown)
- Public domain
- Melody 1857, words 1857: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Heart Songs Dear to the American People (Chapple, 1909), p. 148, “Jingle, Bells” (1909)
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