The First Noel Piano Notes
Letters and numbers for piano, with the words under each note. Starts E D C D E F.
The notes and words
Key: C major.
E3TheD2C1firstD2E3No-F4G5elA6theB7C1̇an-B7gelA6didG5sayA6WasB7toC1̇cer-B7tainA6poorG5shep-A6herds
B7inC1̇fieldsG5asF4theyE3lay;E3InD2C1fieldsD2E3whereF4G5theyA6layB7C1̇tend-B7ingA6theirG5sheep,
A6OnB7aC1̇coldB7win-A6ter'sG5nightA6B7thatC1̇wasG5F4soE3deep.
E3No-D2C1el,D2E3No-F4G5el,
C1̇No-B7A6el,A6No-G5el,G5C1̇BornB7isA6theG5KingA6B7ofC1̇Is-G5F4ra-E3el.
- 1C4 (middle C)
- 2D4
- 3E4
- 4F4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7B4
- 1̇C5
Key: F major.
A6TheG5F4firstG5A6No-B♭7♭C1̇elD2̇theE3̇F4̇an-E3̇gelD2̇didC1̇sayD2̇WasE3̇toF4̇cer-E3̇tainD2̇poorC1̇shep-D2̇herds
E3̇inF4̇fieldsC1̇asB♭7♭theyA6lay;A6InG5F4fieldsG5A6whereB♭7♭C1̇theyD2̇layE3̇F4̇tend-E3̇ingD2̇theirC1̇sheep,
D2̇OnE3̇aF4̇coldE3̇win-D2̇ter'sC1̇nightD2̇E3̇thatF4̇wasC1̇B♭7♭soA6deep.
A6No-G5F4el,G5A6No-B♭7♭C1̇el,
F4̇No-E3̇D2̇el,D2̇No-C1̇el,C1̇F4̇BornE3̇isD2̇theC1̇KingD2̇E3̇ofF4̇Is-C1̇B♭7♭ra-A6el.
- 4F4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7♭B♭4
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
- 3̇E5
- 4̇F5
Key: G major.
B7TheA6G5firstA6B7No-C1̇D2̇elE3̇theF♯4̇♯G5̇an-F♯4̇♯gelE3̇didD2̇sayE3̇WasF♯4̇♯toG5̇cer-F♯4̇♯tainE3̇poorD2̇shep-E3̇herds
F♯4̇♯inG5̇fieldsD2̇asC1̇theyB7lay;B7InA6G5fieldsA6B7whereC1̇D2̇theyE3̇layF♯4̇♯G5̇tend-F♯4̇♯ingE3̇theirD2̇sheep,
E3̇OnF♯4̇♯aG5̇coldF♯4̇♯win-E3̇ter'sD2̇nightE3̇F♯4̇♯thatG5̇wasD2̇C1̇soB7deep.
B7No-A6G5el,A6B7No-C1̇D2̇el,
G5̇No-F♯4̇♯E3̇el,E3̇No-D2̇el,D2̇G5̇BornF♯4̇♯isE3̇theD2̇KingE3̇F♯4̇♯ofG5̇Is-D2̇C1̇ra-B7el.
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7B4
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
- 3̇E5
- 4̇♯F♯5
- 5̇G5
Key: D major (the original key).
F♯4♯TheE3D2firstE3F♯4♯No-G5A6elB7theC♯1̇♯D2̇an-C♯1̇♯gelB7didA6sayB7WasC♯1̇♯toD2̇cer-C♯1̇♯tainB7poorA6shep-B7herds
C♯1̇♯inD2̇fieldsA6asG5theyF♯4♯lay;F♯4♯InE3D2fieldsE3F♯4♯whereG5A6theyB7layC♯1̇♯D2̇tend-C♯1̇♯ingB7theirA6sheep,
B7OnC♯1̇♯aD2̇coldC♯1̇♯win-B7ter'sA6nightB7C♯1̇♯thatD2̇wasA6G5soF♯4♯deep.
F♯4♯No-E3D2el,E3F♯4♯No-G5A6el,
D2̇No-C♯1̇♯B7el,B7No-A6el,A6D2̇BornC♯1̇♯isB7theA6KingB7C♯1̇♯ofD2̇Is-A6G5ra-F♯4♯el.
- 2D4
- 3E4
- 4♯F♯4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7B4
- 1̇♯C♯5
- 2̇D5
Staff notation
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About this song
- Melody
- Tune THE FIRST NOEL, Traditional English, 1911
- Words
- Traditional English carol, 1911 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1911, words 1911: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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