The Old Rugged Cross Recorder Notes
Letters and fingering pictures for soprano recorder, with the words under each note. Starts D E♭ F E G F.
The notes and words
Key: B♭ major (the original key).
DOnE♭aFhillEfarGa-FwayFstoodFanGoldG♭rug-AgedGcross,
GTheGAem-Gblem
FofE♭suff'r-FingE♭andDshame;DAndE♭IFloveEthatGoldFcrossFwhereFtheGdear-G♭est
AandGbestGForGaAworldGofFlostE♭sin-DnersCwasB♭slain.ASoB♭I'll
Ccher-CishCtheColdB♭rug-AgedB♭cross,
B♭TillAmyGtro-GphiesGatB♭lastAIGlayFdown;
FIB♭willDclingDtoDtheDoldE♭rug-DgedGcross,
E♭AndE♭ex-DchangeCitB♭someFdayAforCaB♭crown.
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- E♭covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, half 6
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Fcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- G♭covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- B♭covered: thumb, 1, 3, 4
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- Dcovered: 2
- E♭covered: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Key: C major.
EOnFaGhillF♯farAa-GwayGstoodGanAoldG♯rug-BgedAcross,
ATheABem-Ablem
GofFsuff'r-GingFandEshame;EAndFIGloveF♯thatAoldGcrossGwhereGtheAdear-G♯est
BandAbestAForAaBworldAofGlostFsin-EnersDwasCslain.BSoCI'll
Dcher-DishDtheDoldCrug-BgedCcross,
CTillBmyAtro-AphiesAatClastBIAlayGdown;
GICwillEclingEtoEtheEoldFrug-EgedAcross,
FAndFex-EchangeDitCsomeGdayBforDaCcrown.
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Fcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- F♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- G♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 4, 5, half 6
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- Bcovered: thumb, 1
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- Dcovered: 2
- Ecovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Fcovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Key: A major.
C♯OnDaEhillD♯farF♯a-EwayEstoodEanF♯oldFrug-G♯gedF♯cross,
F♯TheF♯G♯em-F♯blem
EofDsuff'r-EingDandC♯shame;C♯AndDIEloveD♯thatF♯oldEcrossEwhereEtheF♯dear-Fest
G♯andF♯bestF♯ForF♯aG♯worldF♯ofElostDsin-C♯nersBwasAslain.G♯SoAI'll
Bcher-BishBtheBoldArug-G♯gedAcross,
ATillG♯myF♯tro-F♯phiesF♯atAlastG♯IF♯layEdown;
EIAwillC♯clingC♯toC♯theC♯oldDrug-C♯gedF♯cross,
DAndDex-C♯changeBitAsomeEdayG♯forBaAcrown.
- C♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, half 7
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- D♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, half 6
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Fcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- 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
- Dcovered: 2
Key: A♭ major.
COnD♭aE♭hillDfarFa-E♭wayE♭stoodE♭anFoldErug-GgedFcross,
FTheFGem-Fblem
E♭ofD♭suff'r-E♭ingD♭andCshame;CAndD♭IE♭loveDthatFoldE♭crossE♭whereE♭theFdear-Eest
GandFbestFForFaGworldFofE♭lostD♭sin-CnersB♭wasA♭slain.GSoA♭I'll
B♭cher-B♭ishB♭theB♭oldA♭rug-GgedA♭cross,
A♭TillGmyFtro-FphiesFatA♭lastGIFlayE♭down;
E♭IA♭willCclingCtoCtheColdD♭rug-CgedFcross,
D♭AndD♭ex-CchangeB♭itA♭someE♭dayGforB♭aA♭crown.
- Ccovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- D♭covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, half 7
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- E♭covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, half 6
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Fcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- A♭covered: thumb, 1, 2, 4, 5, half 6
- B♭covered: thumb, 1, 3, 4
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- D♭covered: 1, 2
Staff notation
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About this song
- Melody
- Tune THE OLD RUGGED CROSS, George Bennard, 1913
- Words
- George Bennard (1873–1958), 1913 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1913, words 1913: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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