The Itsy Bitsy Spider Recorder Notes
Letters and fingering pictures for soprano recorder. Starts C F F F G A.
The notes
Key: F major (the original key).
CFFFGAAFGFFFFFFACC
CCCCCGGGGCDDDDDDDB♭
CCCACAGFFFGAAFGFFFF
- Ccovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Fcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- B♭covered: thumb, 1, 3, 4
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- Dcovered: 2
Key: G major.
DGGGABBGAGGGGGGBDD
DDDDDAAAADEEEEEEEC
DDDBDBAGGGABBGAGGGG
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- Bcovered: thumb, 1
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- Dcovered: 2
- Ecovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Key: A♭ major.
E♭A♭A♭A♭B♭CCA♭B♭A♭A♭A♭A♭A♭A♭CE♭E♭
E♭E♭E♭E♭E♭B♭B♭B♭B♭E♭FFFFFFFD♭
E♭E♭E♭CE♭CB♭A♭A♭A♭B♭CCA♭B♭A♭A♭A♭A♭
- E♭covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, half 6
- A♭covered: thumb, 1, 2, 4, 5, half 6
- B♭covered: thumb, 1, 3, 4
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- D♭covered: 1, 2
- E♭covered: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Fcovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Key: A major.
EAAABC♯C♯ABAAAAAAC♯EE
EEEEEBBBBEF♯F♯F♯F♯F♯F♯F♯D
EEEC♯EC♯BAAABC♯C♯ABAAAA
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- Bcovered: thumb, 1
- C♯covered: 1, 2
- Dcovered: 2
- Ecovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- F♯covered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 5
Staff notation
Play-along guide: the melody played by your browser’s recorder sound. 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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