Bells & Xylophone Easy

Baa, Baa, Black Sheep Xylophone Notes with Letters

Letters and boomwhacker colors for bells, xylophone or boomwhackers, with the words under each note. Starts C C G G A A.

Key
C major
Range
C4–A4
Length
38 notes
Melody
1887, public domain

The notes and words

Key: C major, white keys only, so every note is on a C major set.

CBaa!CBaa!GBlackGsheep,AhaveAyouAan-AyGwool?

FYes,Fsir,Eyes,Esir!DThreeDbagsCfull.

COneCforCmyGmas-Gter,GandAoneAforAmyGdame,

GButFnoneFforFtheEnaugh-EtyEboyEthatDcriesDinDtheClane.

Boomwhacker colors (C major set), always with the letter. Maker’s color list.
  • Cred
  • Dorange
  • Eyellow
  • Flight green
  • Gaqua
  • Aviolet
70%

Staff notation

Play-along guide: the melody played by your browser’s bells sound. 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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