O Come, O Come, Emmanuel Clarinet Notes
Letter notes in the written key for B♭ clarinet, with the words under each note. Starts A C E E E D.
The notes and words
Key: C major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in B♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in B♭.
AOCcome,EOEcome,EEm-Dman-FEDu-Cel,
DAndEran-CsomAcap-CtiveDIs-BAGra-Ael,
DThatDmournsAinAlone-BlyCe-BAxileGhereCUn-DtilEtheESonEofDGodFEDap-Cpear.
GRe-Gjoice!ERe-Ejoice!EEm-Dman-FEDu-CelDshallEcomeCtoAthee,
CODI-BAGsra-Ael.
Key: D major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in C major, so it plays along with a piano in C.
BODcome,F♯OF♯come,F♯Em-Eman-GF♯Eu-Del,
EAndF♯ran-DsomBcap-DtiveEIs-C♯BAra-Bel,
EThatEmournsBinBlone-C♯lyDe-C♯BxileAhereDUn-EtilF♯theF♯SonF♯ofEGodGF♯Eap-Dpear.
ARe-Ajoice!F♯Re-F♯joice!F♯Em-Eman-GF♯Eu-DelEshallF♯comeDtoBthee,
DOEI-C♯BAsra-Bel.
Key: B♭ major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in A♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in A♭.
GOB♭come,DODcome,DEm-Cman-E♭DCu-B♭el,
CAndDran-B♭somGcap-B♭tiveCIs-AGFra-Gel,
CThatCmournsGinGlone-AlyB♭e-AGxileFhereB♭Un-CtilDtheDSonDofCGodE♭DCap-B♭pear.
FRe-Fjoice!DRe-Djoice!DEm-Cman-E♭DCu-B♭elCshallDcomeB♭toGthee,
B♭OCI-AGFsra-Gel.
Key: F major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in E♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in E♭.
DOFcome,AOAcome,AEm-Gman-B♭AGu-Fel,
GAndAran-FsomDcap-FtiveGIs-EDCra-Del,
GThatGmournsDinDlone-ElyFe-EDxileChereFUn-GtilAtheASonAofGGodB♭AGap-Fpear.
C↑Re-C↑joice!ARe-Ajoice!AEm-Gman-B♭AGu-FelGshallAcomeFtoDthee,
FOGI-EDCsra-Del.
Notes marked ↑ are above B♭4 and cross the break (use the register key).
Staff notation
Play-along guide: the melody played by your browser’s clarinet sound, at concert pitch. The lit note follows the music. Print large notes
About this song
- Melody
- Tune VENI EMMANUEL, 15th-century French processional, 1500
- Words
- Latin antiphons, 12th century, translated by John Mason Neale, 1851 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1500, words 1851: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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