Baa, Baa, Black Sheep Piano Notes
Letters and numbers for piano, with the words under each note. Starts C C G G A A.
The notes and words
Key: C major.
C1Baa!C1Baa!G5BlackG5sheep,A6haveA6youA6an-A6yG5wool?
F4Yes,F4sir,E3yes,E3sir!D2ThreeD2bagsC1full.
C1OneC1forC1myG5mas-G5ter,G5andA6oneA6forA6myG5dame,
G5ButF4noneF4forF4theE3naugh-E3tyE3boyE3thatD2criesD2inD2theC1lane.
- 1C4 (middle C)
- 2D4
- 3E4
- 4F4
- 5G4
- 6A4
Key: F major.
F4Baa!F4Baa!C1̇BlackC1̇sheep,D2̇haveD2̇youD2̇an-D2̇yC1̇wool?
B♭7♭Yes,B♭7♭sir,A6yes,A6sir!G5ThreeG5bagsF4full.
F4OneF4forF4myC1̇mas-C1̇ter,C1̇andD2̇oneD2̇forD2̇myC1̇dame,
C1̇ButB♭7♭noneB♭7♭forB♭7♭theA6naugh-A6tyA6boyA6thatG5criesG5inG5theF4lane.
- 4F4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7♭B♭4
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
Key: G major.
G5Baa!G5Baa!D2̇BlackD2̇sheep,E3̇haveE3̇youE3̇an-E3̇yD2̇wool?
C1̇Yes,C1̇sir,B7yes,B7sir!A6ThreeA6bagsG5full.
G5OneG5forG5myD2̇mas-D2̇ter,D2̇andE3̇oneE3̇forE3̇myD2̇dame,
D2̇ButC1̇noneC1̇forC1̇theB7naugh-B7tyB7boyB7thatA6criesA6inA6theG5lane.
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7B4
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
- 3̇E5
Key: D major (the original key).
D2Baa!D2Baa!A6BlackA6sheep,B7haveB7youB7an-B7yA6wool?
G5Yes,G5sir,F♯4♯yes,F♯4♯sir!E3ThreeE3bagsD2full.
D2OneD2forD2myA6mas-A6ter,A6andB7oneB7forB7myA6dame,
A6ButG5noneG5forG5theF♯4♯naugh-F♯4♯tyF♯4♯boyF♯4♯thatE3criesE3inE3theD2lane.
- 2D4
- 3E4
- 4♯F♯4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7B4
Staff notation
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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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