Rock of Ages Recorder Notes
Letters and fingering pictures for soprano recorder, with the words under each note. Starts F G F D B♭ G.
The notes and words
Key: B♭ major (the original key).
FRockGofFA-Dges,B♭cleftGforFme,
B♭LetCmeDhideCmy-B♭selfAinB♭Thee;
ALetB♭theCwa-CterAandFtheB♭blood,
AFromB♭ThyCwound-CedAsideFwhichB♭flowed,
FBeGofFsinDtheB♭doub-GleFcure;
B♭SaveCfromDwrathCandB♭makeAmeB♭pure.
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- 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: C major.
GRockAofGA-Eges,CcleftAforGme,
CLetDmeEhideDmy-CselfBinCThee;
BLetCtheDwa-DterBandGtheCblood,
BFromCThyDwound-DedBsideGwhichCflowed,
GBeAofGsinEtheCdoub-AleGcure;
CSaveDfromEwrathDandCmakeBmeCpure.
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- 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.
ERockF♯ofEA-C♯ges,AcleftF♯forEme,
ALetBmeC♯hideBmy-AselfG♯inAThee;
G♯LetAtheBwa-BterG♯andEtheAblood,
G♯FromAThyBwound-BedG♯sideEwhichAflowed,
EBeF♯ofEsinC♯theAdoub-F♯leEcure;
ASaveBfromC♯wrathBandAmakeG♯meApure.
- C♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, half 7
- 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
Key: B major.
F♯RockG♯ofF♯A-D♯ges,BcleftG♯forF♯me,
BLetC♯meD♯hideC♯my-BselfA♯inBThee;
A♯LetBtheC♯wa-C♯terA♯andF♯theBblood,
A♯FromBThyC♯wound-C♯edA♯sideF♯whichBflowed,
F♯BeG♯ofF♯sinD♯theBdoub-G♯leF♯cure;
BSaveC♯fromD♯wrathC♯andBmakeA♯meBpure.
- D♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, half 6
- F♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
- G♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 4, 5, half 6
- A♯covered: thumb, 1, 3, 4
- Bcovered: thumb, 1
- C♯covered: 1, 2
- D♯covered: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Staff notation
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About this song
- Melody
- Tune TOPLADY, Thomas Hastings, 1830
- Words
- Augustus Montague Toplady (1740–1778), 1776 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1830, words 1776: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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