Hot Cross Buns Xylophone Notes with Letters
Letters and boomwhacker colors for bells, xylophone or boomwhackers, with the words under each note. Starts B A G B B A.
The notes and words
Key: G major, white keys only, so every note is on a C major set.
BHotAcrossGbuns,BOneBaApen-AnyGbuns;
GOneGaGpen-Gny,ATwoAaApen-Any,
BHotAcrossGbuns.
- Gaqua
- Aviolet
- Bfuchsia
Key: F major, white keys only, so every note is on a C major set.
AHotGcrossFbuns,AOneAaGpen-GnyFbuns;
FOneFaFpen-Fny,GTwoGaGpen-Gny,
AHotGcrossFbuns.
- Flight green
- Gaqua
- Aviolet
Key: C major, white keys only, so every note is on a C major set.
EHotDcrossCbuns,EOneEaDpen-DnyCbuns;
COneCaCpen-Cny,DTwoDaDpen-Dny,
EHotDcrossCbuns.
- Cred
- Dorange
- Eyellow
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, 1888
- Words
- Traditional, 1888 (first verse shown)
- Public domain
- Melody 1888, words 1888: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Franklin Square Song Collection No. 5 (Harper & Brothers, 1888), p. 171, “Nursery Songs” no. 2 (1888)