O Little Town of Bethlehem Violin Notes with Finger Numbers
Letters, strings and finger numbers for violin, with the words under each note. Starts F♯ F♯ F♯ F F♯ A.
The notes and words
Key: D major.
F♯E 1OF♯E 1lit-F♯E 1tleFE L1townF♯E 1ofAE 3Beth-GE L2le-BA 1hem,
EE 0howDA 3stillC♯A 2weDA 3EE 0seeAA 0theeF♯E 1lie!
F♯E 1A-F♯E 1boveF♯E 1thyBE 4deepAE 3andAE 3dream-GE L2lessBA 1sleepEE 0theDA 3si-C♯A 2lentDA 3F♯E 1starsEE 0goDA 3by.
F♯E 1YetF♯E 1inF♯E 1thyEE 0darkDA 3streetsC♯A 2shin-C♯A 2ethC♯A 2theBA 1ev-C♯A 2er-DA 3last-EE 0ingF♯E 1Light;
F♯E 1TheF♯E 1hopesF♯E 1andFE L1fearsF♯E 1ofAE 3allGE L2theBA 1yearsBE 4areAE 3metDA 3inF♯E 1theeEE 0to-DA 3night.
- AA string, open
- BA string, 1 finger
- C♯A string, 2 finger
- DA string, 3 finger
- EE string, open
- FE string, low 1 finger
- F♯E string, 1 finger
- GE string, low 2 finger
- AE string, 3 finger
- BE string, 4 finger
Staff notation
Play-along guide: the melody played by your browser’s violin sound. The lit note follows the music. Print large notes
About this song
- Melody
- Tune ST. LOUIS, Lewis Henry Redner, 1868
- Words
- Phillips Brooks (1835–1893), 1867 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1868, words 1867: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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