Ode to Joy Recorder Notes
Letters and fingering pictures for soprano recorder. Starts B B C D D C.
The notes
Key: G major.
BBCDDCBAGGABBAA
BBCDDCBAGGABAGG
AABGABCBGABCBAGAD
BBCDDCBAGGABAGG
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- Bcovered: thumb, 1
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- Dcovered: 2
Key: F major.
AAB♭CCB♭AGFFGAAGG
AAB♭CCB♭AGFFGAGFF
GGAFGAB♭AFGAB♭AGFGC
AAB♭CCB♭AGFFGAGFF
- Ccovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- 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
Key: A♭ major.
CCD♭E♭E♭D♭CB♭A♭A♭B♭CCB♭B♭
CCD♭E♭E♭D♭CB♭A♭A♭B♭CB♭A♭A♭
B♭B♭CA♭B♭CD♭CA♭B♭CD♭CB♭A♭B♭E♭
CCD♭E♭E♭D♭CB♭A♭A♭B♭CB♭A♭A♭
- E♭covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, half 6
- 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
Key: A major.
C♯C♯DEEDC♯BAABC♯C♯BB
C♯C♯DEEDC♯BAABC♯BAA
BBC♯ABC♯DC♯ABC♯DC♯BABE
C♯C♯DEEDC♯BAABC♯BAA
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- Bcovered: thumb, 1
- C♯covered: 1, 2
- Dcovered: 2
- Ecovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Staff notation
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About this song
- Melody
- Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827), 1826
- Public domain
- Melody 1826, melody only: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Beethoven, Symphony No. 9, Op. 125, finale theme (first edition, B. Schott’s Söhne, 1826), scans on IMSLP (1826)