Aura Lee Piano Notes
Letters and numbers for piano, with the words under each note. Starts C F E F G D.
The notes and words
Key: C major.
C1AsF4theE3black-F4birdG5inD2theG5spring,
F4'NeathE3theD2wil-E3lowF4tree
C1SatF4andE3pip'd,F4IG5heardD2himG5sing,
F4SingE3ofD2Au-E3raF4Lee.
E3Au-E3raE3Lee!F4Au-F4raF4Lee!
G5MaidG5ofG5gold-G5enA6hair!
A6Sun-A6shineB7cameA6a-G5longD2withG5thee,
F4AndE3swal-E3lowsA6inG5theF4air.
- 1C4 (middle C)
- 2D4
- 3E4
- 4F4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7B4
Key: F major (the original key).
F4AsB♭7♭theA6black-B♭7♭birdC1̇inG5theC1̇spring,
B♭7♭'NeathA6theG5wil-A6lowB♭7♭tree
F4SatB♭7♭andA6pip'd,B♭7♭IC1̇heardG5himC1̇sing,
B♭7♭SingA6ofG5Au-A6raB♭7♭Lee.
A6Au-A6raA6Lee!B♭7♭Au-B♭7♭raB♭7♭Lee!
C1̇MaidC1̇ofC1̇gold-C1̇enD2̇hair!
D2̇Sun-D2̇shineE3̇cameD2̇a-C1̇longG5withC1̇thee,
B♭7♭AndA6swal-A6lowsD2̇inC1̇theB♭7♭air.
- 4F4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7♭B♭4
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
- 3̇E5
Key: G major.
G5AsC1̇theB7black-C1̇birdD2̇inA6theD2̇spring,
C1̇'NeathB7theA6wil-B7lowC1̇tree
G5SatC1̇andB7pip'd,C1̇ID2̇heardA6himD2̇sing,
C1̇SingB7ofA6Au-B7raC1̇Lee.
B7Au-B7raB7Lee!C1̇Au-C1̇raC1̇Lee!
D2̇MaidD2̇ofD2̇gold-D2̇enE3̇hair!
E3̇Sun-E3̇shineF♯4̇♯cameE3̇a-D2̇longA6withD2̇thee,
C1̇AndB7swal-B7lowsE3̇inD2̇theC1̇air.
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7B4
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
- 3̇E5
- 4̇♯F♯5
Key: D major.
D2AsG5theF♯4♯black-G5birdA6inE3theA6spring,
G5'NeathF♯4♯theE3wil-F♯4♯lowG5tree
D2SatG5andF♯4♯pip'd,G5IA6heardE3himA6sing,
G5SingF♯4♯ofE3Au-F♯4♯raG5Lee.
F♯4♯Au-F♯4♯raF♯4♯Lee!G5Au-G5raG5Lee!
A6MaidA6ofA6gold-A6enB7hair!
B7Sun-B7shineC♯1̇♯cameB7a-A6longE3withA6thee,
G5AndF♯4♯swal-F♯4♯lowsB7inA6theG5air.
- 2D4
- 3E4
- 4♯F♯4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7B4
- 1̇♯C♯5
Staff notation
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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)