Nearer, My God, to Thee Alto Sax Notes
Letter notes in the written key for E♭ alto saxophone, with the words under each note. Starts B A G G E E.
The notes and words
Key: G major for E♭ alto saxophone (written pitch). It sounds in B♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in B♭.
BNear-Aer,GmyGGod,EtoEThee,
Dnear-GerBtoAThee!
BE'enAthoughGitGbeEaEcrossDthatGF♯rais-AethGme,
DStillEallDmyDsongBshallDbe,
Dnear-Eer,DmyDGod,BtoAThee.
BNear-Aer,GmyGGod,EtoEThee,
DNear-GF♯erAtoGThee!
Key: C major for E♭ alto saxophone (written pitch). It sounds in E♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in E♭.
ENear-Der,CmyCGod,AtoAThee,
Gnear-CerEtoDThee!
EE'enDthoughCitCbeAaAcrossGthatCBrais-DethCme,
GStillAallGmyGsongEshallGbe,
Gnear-Aer,GmyGGod,EtoDThee.
ENear-Der,CmyCGod,AtoAThee,
GNear-CBerDtoCThee!
Key: B♭ major for E♭ alto saxophone (written pitch). It sounds in D♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in D♭.
DNear-Cer,B♭myB♭God,GtoGThee,
Fnear-B♭erDtoCThee!
DE'enCthoughB♭itB♭beGaGcrossFthatB♭Arais-CethB♭me,
FStillGallFmyFsongDshallFbe,
Fnear-Ger,FmyFGod,DtoCThee.
DNear-Cer,B♭myB♭God,GtoGThee,
FNear-B♭AerCtoB♭Thee!
Key: A major for E♭ alto saxophone (written pitch). It sounds in C major, so it plays along with a piano in C.
C♯Near-Ber,AmyAGod,F♯toF♯Thee,
Enear-AerC♯toBThee!
C♯E'enBthoughAitAbeF♯aF♯crossEthatAG♯rais-BethAme,
EStillF♯allEmyEsongC♯shallEbe,
Enear-F♯er,EmyEGod,C♯toBThee.
C♯Near-Ber,AmyAGod,F♯toF♯Thee,
ENear-AG♯erBtoAThee!
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 BETHANY (MASON), Lowell Mason, 1856
- Words
- Sarah Flower Adams (1805–1848), 1841 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1856, words 1841: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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