About Angels We Have Heard on High#
This Christmas carol comes from France, where it was known as “Les Anges dans nos campagnes.” The Latin refrain, “Gloria in excelsis Deo,” is sung the same in almost every language, and the English verses most people know were shaped by James Chadwick in 1862.
The long run of notes on that “Gloria” is the fun part and the tricky part on a 6-hole ocarina. It climbs to a high E, near the top of the instrument, so those upper notes need steady, controlled breath to keep them from going sharp. Take the refrain slowly at first and the rest of the carol falls into place.
Angels We Have Heard on High Lyrics#
Angels we have heard on high,
Sweetly singing o’er the plains,
And the mountains in reply
Echoing their joyous strains.
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
Angels We Have Heard on High Ocarina Tab#
| Ban | B-gels | Bwe | Dhave | Dheard | Con | Bhigh |
| Bsweet | A-ly | Bsing | D-ing | Bo'er | Athe | Gplains |
| Band | Bthe | Bmoun | D-tains | Din | Cre | B-ply |
| Be | A-cho | B-ing | Dtheir | Bjoy | A-ous | Gstrains |
| Dglo | E-o | D-o | C-o | B-o | C-o | |
| D-o | C-o | B-o | A-o | B-o | ||
| C-o | B-o | A-o | G-o | A-o | D-r | D-ia |
| Gin | Aex | B-cel | C-sis | BDe | A-o | |
| DGlo | E-o | D-o | C-o | B-o | C-o | |
| D-o | C-o | B-o | A-o | B-o | ||
| C-o | B-o | A-o | G-o | A-o | D-r | D-ia |
| Gin | Aex | B-cel | C-sis | BDe | A-o | G-o |