The First Noel
I love Frank Sinatra’s version of this classic Christmas carol. Use the call-and-response lesson to learn the tune from scratch, train your ear or even to review the tune. If you get stuck, use the sheet music and full lesson (given by Santa Claus).ย
Call-and-response lesson
You can learn the entire tune by ear with this call-and-response lesson. This is also a good way to review the tune if you’ve already learned it. If you get stuck, use the sheet music and full lesson (given by Santa Claus).
Full lesson from Santa
Warmups
A0-D3
C major scale
Verse:
Line 1: The First Noel the angel did say
D1-0-G3-D0-1-L2-3 A0-1-L2-1-0-D3
Line 2: Was to certain poor shepherds in fields where they lay
A0-1-L2-1-0-D3 A0-1-L2-D3-L2-1
Line 3: In fields as they lay, they were keeping their sheep,
D1-0-G3-D0-1-L2-3 A0-1-L2-1-0-D3
Line 4: On a cold winter’s night that was so deep.
A0-1-L2-1-0-D3-A0-1-L2-D3-L2-1
Chorus:
Line 5: Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel,
D1-0-G3-D0-1-L2-3 AL2-1-0-0-D3
Line 6: Born is the King of Israel.
AL2-1-0-D3-A0-1-L2-D3-L2-1
Full Mix
The First Noel – Sheet Music
Supplemental lesson
Here’s a supplemental lesson with some tips on how to bow this tune. We’ll learn to smooth out the sound with slurs.