Happy Birthday to You Alto Sax Notes
Letter notes in the written key for E♭ alto saxophone, with the words under each note. Starts D D E D G F♯.
The notes and words
Key: G major for E♭ alto saxophone (written pitch). It sounds in B♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in B♭.
DHap-DpyEbirth-DdayGtoF♯you,
DHap-DpyEbirth-DdayAtoGyou,
DHap-DpyDbirth-Bday,GdearF♯(name),
ECHap-CpyBbirth-GdayAtoGyou.
Key: C major for E♭ alto saxophone (written pitch). It sounds in E♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in E♭.
GHap-GpyAbirth-GdayCtoByou,
GHap-GpyAbirth-GdayDtoCyou,
GHap-GpyGbirth-Eday,CdearB(name),
AFHap-FpyEbirth-CdayDtoCyou.
Key: B♭ major for E♭ alto saxophone (written pitch). It sounds in D♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in D♭.
FHap-FpyGbirth-FdayB♭toAyou,
FHap-FpyGbirth-FdayCtoB♭you,
FHap-FpyFbirth-Dday,B♭dearA(name),
GE♭Hap-E♭pyDbirth-B♭dayCtoB♭you.
Key: A major for E♭ alto saxophone (written pitch). It sounds in C major, so it plays along with a piano in C.
EHap-EpyF♯birth-EdayAtoG♯you,
EHap-EpyF♯birth-EdayBtoAyou,
EHap-EpyEbirth-C♯day,AdearG♯(name),
F♯DHap-DpyC♯birth-AdayBtoAyou.
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
- Mildred J. Hill (1859–1916), 1893
- Words
- Traditional, 1911 (first verse shown)
- Public domain
- Melody 1893, words 1911: first published before 1931.
- Source
- “Good Morning to All”, in Song Stories for the Kindergarten (Clayton F. Summy, 1893), scans on IMSLP (1893)
- Words source
- Words first printed with the tune in The Elementary Worker and His Work (1911); Marya v. Warner/Chappell (C.D. Cal. 2015) found no valid copyright in them, and the 2016 settlement ended in a judgment that the song is public domain
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