What a Friend We Have in Jesus Recorder Notes
Letters and fingering pictures for soprano recorder, with the words under each note. Starts C C D C A F.
The notes and words
Key: F major (the original key).
CWhatCaDFriendCweAhaveFinFJe-Dsus,
CallFourAsinsFandCgriefsAtoGbear!
CWhatCaDpriv-Ci-AlegeFtoFcar-DryCev-Fery-AthingGtoFGodEinFprayer!
GOG♭whatGpeaceAweB♭of-GtenAfor-Cfeit,
DODwhatCneed-AlessB♭painAweGbear,
CAllCbe-DcauseCweAdoFnotFca-DrryCev-Fery-AthingGtoFGodEinFprayer.
- Ccovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 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
Key: G major.
DWhatDaEFriendDweBhaveGinGJe-Esus,
DallGourBsinsGandDgriefsBtoAbear!
DWhatDaEpriv-Di-BlegeGtoGcar-EryDev-Gery-BthingAtoGGodF♯inGprayer!
AOG♯whatApeaceBweCof-AtenBfor-Dfeit,
EOEwhatDneed-BlessCpainBweAbear,
DAllDbe-EcauseDweBdoGnotGca-ErryDev-Gery-BthingAtoGGodF♯inGprayer.
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- 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
Key: A♭ major.
E♭WhatE♭aFFriendE♭weChaveA♭inA♭Je-Fsus,
E♭allA♭ourCsinsA♭andE♭griefsCtoB♭bear!
E♭WhatE♭aFpriv-E♭i-ClegeA♭toA♭car-FryE♭ev-A♭ery-CthingB♭toA♭GodGinA♭prayer!
B♭OAwhatB♭peaceCweD♭of-B♭tenCfor-E♭feit,
FOFwhatE♭need-ClessD♭painCweB♭bear,
E♭AllE♭be-FcauseE♭weCdoA♭notA♭ca-FrryE♭ev-A♭ery-CthingB♭toA♭GodGinA♭prayer.
- E♭covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, half 6
- Fcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- A♭covered: thumb, 1, 2, 4, 5, half 6
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- B♭covered: thumb, 1, 3, 4
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- D♭covered: 1, 2
- E♭covered: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Fcovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Key: A major.
EWhatEaF♯FriendEweC♯haveAinAJe-F♯sus,
EallAourC♯sinsAandEgriefsC♯toBbear!
EWhatEaF♯priv-Ei-C♯legeAtoAcar-F♯ryEev-Aery-C♯thingBtoAGodG♯inAprayer!
BOA♯whatBpeaceC♯weDof-BtenC♯for-Efeit,
F♯OF♯whatEneed-C♯lessDpainC♯weBbear,
EAllEbe-F♯causeEweC♯doAnotAca-F♯rryEev-Aery-C♯thingBtoAGodG♯inAprayer.
- 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
- A♯covered: thumb, 1, 3, 4
- Bcovered: thumb, 1
- C♯covered: 1, 2
- Dcovered: 2
- Ecovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- F♯covered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 5
Staff notation
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About this song
- Melody
- Tune CONVERSE, Charles Crozat Converse, 1868
- Words
- Joseph Medlicott Scriven (1819–1886), 1855 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1868, words 1855: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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