The Lord's My Shepherd Clarinet Notes
Letter notes in the written key for B♭ clarinet, with the words under each note. Starts G B D G D E.
The notes and words
Key: G major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in F major, so it plays along with a piano in F.
GTheBLord'sDmyGshep-DherdEI'llGnotDwant,
CHeBmakesGmeGdownF♯toGlie
GInBpas-DturesGgreenDHeElead-GethDmeCTheBqui-GetGwa-F♯tersGby.
AHeBlead-GethGme,AHeBlead-GethGme,
ATheBqui-DetGwa-GtersGby,
GInBpas-DturesGgreenDHeElead-GethDmeCTheBqui-GetGwa-F♯tersGby.
Key: F major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in E♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in E♭.
FTheALord'sCmyFshep-CherdDI'llFnotCwant,
B♭HeAmakesFmeFdownEtoFlie
FInApas-CturesFgreenCHeDlead-FethCmeB♭TheAqui-FetFwa-EtersFby.
GHeAlead-FethFme,GHeAlead-FethFme,
GTheAqui-CetFwa-FtersFby,
FInApas-CturesFgreenCHeDlead-FethCmeB♭TheAqui-FetFwa-EtersFby.
Key: C major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in B♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in B♭.
CTheELord'sGmyC↑shep-GherdAI'llC↑notGwant,
FHeEmakesCmeCdownBtoClie
CInEpas-GturesC↑greenGHeAlead-C↑ethGmeFTheEqui-CetCwa-BtersCby.
DHeElead-CethCme,DHeElead-CethCme,
DTheEqui-GetC↑wa-C↑tersC↑by,
CInEpas-GturesC↑greenGHeAlead-C↑ethGmeFTheEqui-CetCwa-BtersCby.
Notes marked ↑ are above B♭4 and cross the break (use the register key).
Key: B♭ major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in A♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in A♭.
B♭TheDLord'sFmyB♭shep-FherdGI'llB♭notFwant,
E♭HeDmakesB♭meB♭downAtoB♭lie
B♭InDpas-FturesB♭greenFHeGlead-B♭ethFmeE♭TheDqui-B♭etB♭wa-AtersB♭by.
CHeDlead-B♭ethB♭me,CHeDlead-B♭ethB♭me,
CTheDqui-FetB♭wa-B♭tersB♭by,
B♭InDpas-FturesB♭greenFHeGlead-B♭ethFmeE♭TheDqui-B♭etB♭wa-AtersB♭by.
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 MAROSA, James Leith Macbeth Bain, 1915
- Words
- Scottish Psalter (1650), 1915 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1915, words 1915: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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