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Introduction
Are you looking for the beautiful song Ode to Joy? In this post, you’ll get the essentials: 1) a sing-along video of the song, 2) a popular version of the lyrics in English, 3) and sheet music with easy-to-read shape notes and a sing along soundtrack. Keep reading Singing Beethoven’s Beautiful Ode to Joy to learn more.
This post uses musical terms. For definitions, see the Glossary at the end of the article.
Beethoven
Do You Want the Ode to Joy Lyrics?
The version of the lyrics that is in the sheet music in the following section is based on a symphonic score published in the 19th century. For a PDF of a popular version of the full lyrics: click here.
Video: Ode to Joy
Do You Want Easy-to-Read Ode to Joy Sheet Music?
Need to learn how to read shape notes? These posts teach you how:
Mobile users: for best results reading the music, rotate your screen 90o to the right.
Sing Along Soundtrack:
Final Thoughts on “Singing Beethoven’s Beautiful Ode to Joy”
This post gives you three options for interacting with Beethoven’s song:
- You can sing along with the video.
- You can learn the lyrics to Ode to Joy.
- Or you can sing the easy-to-read shape note notation.
Have fun singing!
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