The Itsy Bitsy Spider Alto Sax Notes
Letter notes in the written key for E♭ alto saxophone. Starts D G G G A B.
The notes
Key: G major for E♭ alto saxophone (written pitch). It sounds in B♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in B♭.
DGGGABBGAGGGGGGBDD
DDDDDAAAADEEEEEEEC
DDDBDBAGGGABBGAGGGG
Key: C major for E♭ alto saxophone (written pitch). It sounds in E♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in E♭.
GCCCDEECDCCCCCCEGG
GGGGGDDDDGAAAAAAAF
GGGEGEDCCCDEECDCCCC
Key: B♭ major for E♭ alto saxophone (written pitch). It sounds in D♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in D♭.
FB♭B♭B♭CDDB♭CB♭B♭B♭B♭B♭B♭DFF
FFFFFCCCCFGGGGGGGE♭
FFFDFDCB♭B♭B♭CDDB♭CB♭B♭B♭B♭
Key: A major for E♭ alto saxophone (written pitch). It sounds in C major, so it plays along with a piano in C.
EAAABC♯C♯ABAAAAAAC♯EE
EEEEEBBBBEF♯F♯F♯F♯F♯F♯F♯D
EEEC♯EC♯BAAABC♯C♯ABAAAA
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
- Traditional (printed as the college song “The Spider and the Spout”), 1928
- Public domain
- Melody 1928, melody only: first published before 1931.
- Source
- The Blue Book of Favorite Songs (Hall & McCreary, 1928), p. 211, “The Spider and the Spout” (college song; melody only) (1928)
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