Es ist ein Ros entsprungen - guitar tab, notes, chords and lyrics
"Es ist ein Ros entsprungen" ("Lo, how a rose e'er blooming") is a German Christmas hymn with unknown origin, but is sometimes attributed to Michael Praetorius, which has composed its most familiar harmonization. Its first known appearance was in the 16th century. The song is a religious tale filled with symbolic references (the rose is a symbol for Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus).
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Es ist ein Ros entsprungen for flute
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Tips on how to learn this song
The melody is played on the strings 2-5 and on the frets 1-3 (including some open strings), which means that the whole song can be played in first position.
Notice the AABA structure. The first, second and fourth sections (the pick-up bar together with bars 1-3, 4-7 and 11-14) are nearly identical whereas the third section (bars 8-10) deviates.
Key, time, tuning and tempo
Information about "Es ist ein Ros entsprungen" considering musical key, time signature, tuning and bpm.
Key
The presented version of Es ist ein Ros entsprungen is played in the key of F.
Time signature
The song is played in 4/4 tempo (counted one, two, three, four for each measure).
Tuning
The song is normally played in standard tuning (EADGBE).
Tempo (BPM)
The tempo in beats per minute is 100 for the presented version.