Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming Recorder Notes with Fingerings
Letters and fingering pictures for soprano recorder, with the words under each note. Starts C C C D C C.
The notes and words
Key: F major (the original key).
CLo,ChowCaDRoseCe'erCbloom-AingB♭fromAten-GderFstemEhathFsprung!
COfCJes-Cse'sDlin-CeageCcom-Aing,
B♭asAmenGofFoldEhaveFsung.
AItGcame,EaFflow'r-DetCbright,
Ca-CmidCthe
DcoldCofCwin-Ater,B♭WhenAhalfGspentFwasEtheFnight.
- 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: G major.
DLo,DhowDaERoseDe'erDbloom-BingCfromBten-AderGstemF♯hathGsprung!
DOfDJes-Dse'sElin-DeageDcom-Bing,
CasBmenAofGoldF♯haveGsung.
BItAcame,F♯aGflow'r-EetDbright,
Da-DmidDthe
EcoldDofDwin-Bter,CWhenBhalfAspentGwasF♯theGnight.
- 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: A♭ major.
E♭Lo,E♭howE♭aFRoseE♭e'erE♭bloom-CingD♭fromCten-B♭derA♭stemGhathA♭sprung!
E♭OfE♭Jes-E♭se'sFlin-E♭eageE♭com-Cing,
D♭asCmenB♭ofA♭oldGhaveA♭sung.
CItB♭came,GaA♭flow'r-FetE♭bright,
E♭a-E♭midE♭the
FcoldE♭ofE♭win-Cter,D♭WhenChalfB♭spentA♭wasGtheA♭night.
- 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.
ELo,EhowEaF♯RoseEe'erEbloom-C♯ingDfromC♯ten-BderAstemG♯hathAsprung!
EOfEJes-Ese'sF♯lin-EeageEcom-C♯ing,
DasC♯menBofAoldG♯haveAsung.
C♯ItBcame,G♯aAflow'r-F♯etEbright,
Ea-EmidEthe
F♯coldEofEwin-C♯ter,DWhenC♯halfBspentAwasG♯theAnight.
- 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
- Tune ES IST EIN ROS ENTSPRUNGEN (RHYTHMIC), from Altes Catholische Geistliche Kirchengeseng (Köln, 1599), 1599
- Words
- German, 15th century; stanzas 3–4 Friedrich Layriz, translated by Theodore Baker, Harriet Reynolds Krauth and John Caspar Mattes, 1914 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1599, words 1914: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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