Hot Cross Buns Piano Notes
Letters and numbers for piano, with the words under each note. Starts E D C E E D.
The notes and words
Key: C major.
E3̇HotD2̇crossC1̇buns,E3̇OneE3̇aD2̇pen-D2̇nyC1̇buns;
C1̇OneC1̇aC1̇pen-C1̇ny,D2̇TwoD2̇aD2̇pen-D2̇ny,
E3̇HotD2̇crossC1̇buns.
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
- 3̇E5
Key: C major.
E3HotD2crossC1buns,E3OneE3aD2pen-D2nyC1buns;
C1OneC1aC1pen-C1ny,D2TwoD2aD2pen-D2ny,
E3HotD2crossC1buns.
- 1C4 (middle C)
- 2D4
- 3E4
Key: G major.
B7HotA6crossG5buns,B7OneB7aA6pen-A6nyG5buns;
G5OneG5aG5pen-G5ny,A6TwoA6aA6pen-A6ny,
B7HotA6crossG5buns.
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7B4
Key: F major.
A6HotG5crossF4buns,A6OneA6aG5pen-G5nyF4buns;
F4OneF4aF4pen-F4ny,G5TwoG5aG5pen-G5ny,
A6HotG5crossF4buns.
- 4F4
- 5G4
- 6A4
Staff notation
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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)
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