Alto Sax Medium

Baa, Baa, Black Sheep Alto Sax Notes

Letter notes in the written key for E♭ alto saxophone, with the words under each note. Starts D D A A B B.

Key
D major (written)
Range
D4–B4
Length
38 notes
Melody
1887, public domain

The notes and words

Key: D major for E♭ alto saxophone (written pitch). It sounds in F major, so it plays along with a piano in F.

DBaa!DBaa!ABlackAsheep,BhaveByouBan-ByAwool?

GYes,Gsir,F♯yes,F♯sir!EThreeEbagsDfull.

DOneDforDmyAmas-Ater,AandBoneBforBmyAdame,

AButGnoneGforGtheF♯naugh-F♯tyF♯boyF♯thatEcriesEinEtheDlane.

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Staff notation

Play-along guide: the melody played by your browser’s alto sax sound, at concert pitch. The lit note follows the music. Print large notes

About this song

Melody
Traditional French air (“Ah! vous dirai-je, maman”), 1887
Words
Traditional, 1887 (first verse shown)
Public domain
Melody 1887, words 1887: first published before 1931.
Source
Franklin Square Song Collection No. 4 (Harper & Brothers, 1887), p. 166, “Nursery Songs: Baa! Baa! Black Sheep” (1887)

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