Aura Lee Clarinet Notes
Letter notes in the written key for B♭ clarinet, with the words under each note. Starts C F E F G D.
The notes and words
Key: C major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in B♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in B♭.
CAsFtheEblack-FbirdGinDtheGspring,
F'NeathEtheDwil-ElowFtree
CSatFandEpip'd,FIGheardDhimGsing,
FSingEofDAu-EraFLee.
EAu-EraELee!FAu-FraFLee!
GMaidGofGgold-GenAhair!
ASun-AshineB↑cameAa-GlongDwithGthee,
FAndEswal-ElowsAinGtheFair.
Notes marked ↑ are above B♭4 and cross the break (use the register key).
Key: G major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in F major, so it plays along with a piano in F.
GAsCtheBblack-CbirdDinAtheDspring,
C'NeathBtheAwil-BlowCtree
GSatCandBpip'd,CIDheardAhimDsing,
CSingBofAAu-BraCLee.
BAu-BraBLee!CAu-CraCLee!
DMaidDofDgold-DenEhair!
ESun-EshineF♯cameEa-DlongAwithDthee,
CAndBswal-BlowsEinDtheCair.
Key: B♭ major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in A♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in A♭.
B♭AsE♭theDblack-E♭birdFinCtheFspring,
E♭'NeathDtheCwil-DlowE♭tree
B♭SatE♭andDpip'd,E♭IFheardChimFsing,
E♭SingDofCAu-DraE♭Lee.
DAu-DraDLee!E♭Au-E♭raE♭Lee!
FMaidFofFgold-FenGhair!
GSun-GshineAcameGa-FlongCwithFthee,
E♭AndDswal-DlowsGinFtheE♭air.
Key: A major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in G major, so it plays along with a piano in G.
AAsDtheC♯black-DbirdEinBtheEspring,
D'NeathC♯theBwil-C♯lowDtree
ASatDandC♯pip'd,DIEheardBhimEsing,
DSingC♯ofBAu-C♯raDLee.
C♯Au-C♯raC♯Lee!DAu-DraDLee!
EMaidEofEgold-EenF♯hair!
F♯Sun-F♯shineG♯cameF♯a-ElongBwithEthee,
DAndC♯swal-C♯lowsF♯inEtheDair.
Staff notation
Play-along guide: the melody played by your browser’s clarinet sound, at concert pitch. The lit note follows the music. Print large notes
About this song
- Melody
- George R. Poulton (1828–1867), 1861
- Words
- W. W. Fosdick (1825–1862), 1861 (first verse shown)
- Public domain
- Melody 1861, words 1861: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Heart Songs Dear to the American People (Chapple, 1909), p. 399, “Aura Lee” (1909)