Brahms’ Lullaby
Letters and numbers for piano. Starts E E G E E G.
The notes
Key: C major.
E3E3G5E3E3G5E3G5C1̇B7A6A6G5D2E3F4D2D2E3F4D2F4B7A6G5B7C1̇C1C1
C1̇A6F4G5E3C1F4G5A6G5C1C1C1C1̇A6F4G5E3C1F4E3D2C1
- 1C4 (middle C)
- 2D4
- 3E4
- 4F4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7B4
- 1̇C5
Key: F major.
A6A6C1̇A6A6C1̇A6C1̇F4̇E3̇D2̇D2̇C1̇G5A6B♭7♭G5G5A6B♭7♭G5B♭7♭E3̇D2̇C1̇E3̇F4̇F4F4
F4̇D2̇B♭7♭C1̇A6F4B♭7♭C1̇D2̇C1̇F4F4F4F4̇D2̇B♭7♭C1̇A6F4B♭7♭A6G5F4
- 4F4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7♭B♭4
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
- 3̇E5
- 4̇F5
Key: G major.
B7B7D2̇B7B7D2̇B7D2̇G5̇F♯4̇♯E3̇E3̇D2̇A6B7C1̇A6A6B7C1̇A6C1̇F♯4̇♯E3̇D2̇F♯4̇♯G5̇G5G5
G5̇E3̇C1̇D2̇B7G5C1̇D2̇E3̇D2̇G5G5G5G5̇E3̇C1̇D2̇B7G5C1̇B7A6G5
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7B4
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
- 3̇E5
- 4̇♯F♯5
- 5̇G5
Key: D major.
F♯4♯F♯4♯A6F♯4♯F♯4♯A6F♯4♯A6D2̇C♯1̇♯B7B7A6E3F♯4♯G5E3E3F♯4♯G5E3G5C♯1̇♯B7A6C♯1̇♯D2̇D2D2
D2̇B7G5A6F♯4♯D2G5A6B7A6D2D2D2D2̇B7G5A6F♯4♯D2G5F♯4♯E3D2
- 2D4
- 3E4
- 4♯F♯4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7B4
- 1̇♯C♯5
- 2̇D5
Staff notation
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About this song
- Melody
- Johannes Brahms (1833–1897), 1868
- Public domain
- Melody 1868, melody only: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Brahms, Wiegenlied, Op. 49 No. 4 (first edition, N. Simrock, 1868), scans on IMSLP (1868)