What Wondrous Love Is This? Recorder Notes with Fingerings
Letters and fingering pictures for soprano recorder, with the words under each note. Starts D D C E G A.
The notes and words
Key: C major (the original key).
DWhatDwon-CdrousEloveGisAthis;
GOEmyDsoul!DOCmyEsoul!
AWhatCwon-BdrousAloveGisAthis;
GOEmyDsoul!GWhatAwon-GdrousAloveCisDthis;
DThatCcausedAtheALordGEofDblissDToDbearCtheEdread-GfulAcurse,
GForEmyDsoul,DForCmyEsoul,
AToCbearBtheAdread-GfulAcurse,
GForEmyDsoul?
- Ccovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- Bcovered: thumb, 1
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- Dcovered: 2
Key: D major.
EWhatEwon-DdrousF♯loveAisBthis;
AOF♯myEsoul!EODmyF♯soul!
BWhatDwon-C♯drousBloveAisBthis;
AOF♯myEsoul!AWhatBwon-AdrousBloveDisEthis;
EThatDcausedBtheBLordAF♯ofEblissEToEbearDtheF♯dread-AfulBcurse,
AForF♯myEsoul,EForDmyF♯soul,
BToDbearC♯theBdread-AfulBcurse,
AForF♯myEsoul?
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- F♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- Bcovered: thumb, 1
- C♯covered: 1, 2
- Dcovered: 2
- Ecovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Key: E♭ major.
FWhatFwon-E♭drousGloveB♭isCthis;
B♭OGmyFsoul!FOE♭myGsoul!
CWhatE♭won-DdrousCloveB♭isCthis;
B♭OGmyFsoul!B♭WhatCwon-B♭drousCloveE♭isFthis;
FThatE♭causedCtheCLordB♭GofFblissFToFbearE♭theGdread-B♭fulCcurse,
B♭ForGmyFsoul,FForE♭myGsoul,
CToE♭bearDtheCdread-B♭fulCcurse,
B♭ForGmyFsoul?
- E♭covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, half 6
- Fcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- B♭covered: thumb, 1, 3, 4
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- Dcovered: 2
- E♭covered: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Fcovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Key: F major.
GWhatGwon-FdrousAloveCisDthis;
COAmyGsoul!GOFmyAsoul!
DWhatFwon-EdrousDloveCisDthis;
COAmyGsoul!CWhatDwon-CdrousDloveFisGthis;
GThatFcausedDtheDLordCAofGblissGToGbearFtheAdread-CfulDcurse,
CForAmyGsoul,GForFmyAsoul,
DToFbearEtheDdread-CfulDcurse,
CForAmyGsoul?
- Fcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- Dcovered: 2
- Ecovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Fcovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
- Gcovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3
Staff notation
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About this song
- Melody
- Tune WONDROUS LOVE, Traditional American melody, 1916
- Words
- American folk hymn, 1811 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1916, words 1811: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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