Deck the Halls Clarinet Notes
Letter notes in the written key for B♭ clarinet, with the words under each note. Starts G F E D C D.
The notes and words
Key: C major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in B♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in B♭.
GDeckFtheEhallDwithCboughsDofEhol-Cly,
DFaElaFlaDlaElaDlaClaBlaCla!
G'TisFtheEsea-DsonCtoDbeEjol-Cly,
DFaElaFlaDlaElaDlaClaBlaCla!
DDonEweFnowDourEgayFap-Gpar-Eel,
GTrollFtheEan-DcientCChrist-DmasEcar-Gol,
AFaAlaAlaAlaGlaFlaElaDlaCla!
Key: B♭ major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in A♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in A♭.
FDeckE♭theDhallCwithB♭boughsCofDhol-B♭ly,
CFaDlaE♭laClaDlaClaB♭laAlaB♭la!
F'TisE♭theDsea-CsonB♭toCbeDjol-B♭ly,
CFaDlaE♭laClaDlaClaB♭laAlaB♭la!
CDonDweE♭nowCourDgayE♭ap-Fpar-Del,
FTrollE♭theDan-CcientB♭Christ-CmasDcar-Fol,
GFaGlaGlaGlaFlaE♭laDlaClaB♭la!
Key: D major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in C major, so it plays along with a piano in C.
ADeckGtheF♯hallEwithDboughsEofF♯hol-Dly,
EFaF♯laGlaElaF♯laElaDlaC♯laDla!
A'TisGtheF♯sea-EsonDtoEbeF♯jol-Dly,
EFaF♯laGlaElaF♯laElaDlaC♯laDla!
EDonF♯weGnowEourF♯gayGap-Apar-F♯el,
ATrollGtheF♯an-EcientDChrist-EmasF♯car-Aol,
B↑FaB↑laB↑laB↑laAlaGlaF♯laElaDla!
Notes marked ↑ are above B♭4 and cross the break (use the register key).
Key: A major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in G major, so it plays along with a piano in G.
EDeckDtheC♯hallBwithAboughsBofC♯hol-Aly,
BFaC♯laDlaBlaC♯laBlaAlaG♯laAla!
E'TisDtheC♯sea-BsonAtoBbeC♯jol-Aly,
BFaC♯laDlaBlaC♯laBlaAlaG♯laAla!
BDonC♯weDnowBourC♯gayDap-Epar-C♯el,
ETrollDtheC♯an-BcientAChrist-BmasC♯car-Eol,
F♯FaF♯laF♯laF♯laElaDlaC♯laBlaAla!
Staff notation
Play-along guide: the melody played by your browser’s clarinet sound, at concert pitch. The lit note follows the music. Print large notes
About this song
- Melody
- Welsh air (“Nos Galan”), 1794
- Words
- Thomas Oliphant (1799–1879), 1862 (first verse shown)
- Public domain
- Melody 1794, words 1862: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Franklin Square Song Collection (Harper & Brothers, 1881), p. 120, “Deck the Hall with Boughs of Holly” (1881)
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