The Itsy Bitsy Spider Trumpet Notes
Letters and valve numbers for B♭ trumpet. Starts C F F F G A.
The notes
Key: F major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in E♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in E♭.
C0F1F1F1G0A12A12F1G0F1F1F1F1F1F1A12C0C0
C0C0C0C0C0G0G0G0G0C0D1D1D1D1D1D1D1B♭1
C0C0C0A12C0A12G0F1F1F1G0A12A12F1G0F1F1F1F1
- Copen
- Fvalves 1
- Gopen
- Avalves 1 + 2
- B♭valves 1
- Copen
- Dvalves 1
Key: G major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in F major, so it plays along with a piano in F.
D13G0G0G0A12B2B2G0A12G0G0G0G0G0G0B2D1D1
D1D1D1D1D1A12A12A12A12D1E0E0E0E0E0E0E0C0
D1D1D1B2D1B2A12G0G0G0A12B2B2G0A12G0G0G0G0
- Dvalves 1 + 3
- Gopen
- Avalves 1 + 2
- Bvalves 2
- Copen
- Dvalves 1
- Eopen
Key: F♯ major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in E major, so it plays along with a piano in E.
C♯123F♯2F♯2F♯2G♯23A♯1A♯1F♯2G♯23F♯2F♯2F♯2F♯2F♯2F♯2A♯1C♯12C♯12
C♯12C♯12C♯12C♯12C♯12G♯23G♯23G♯23G♯23C♯12D♯2D♯2D♯2D♯2D♯2D♯2D♯2B2
C♯12C♯12C♯12A♯1C♯12A♯1G♯23F♯2F♯2F♯2G♯23A♯1A♯1F♯2G♯23F♯2F♯2F♯2F♯2
- C♯valves 1 + 2 + 3
- F♯valves 2
- G♯valves 2 + 3
- A♯valves 1
- Bvalves 2
- C♯valves 1 + 2
- D♯valves 2
Key: A♭ major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in F♯ major, so it plays along with a piano in F♯.
E♭23A♭23A♭23A♭23B♭1C0C0A♭23B♭1A♭23A♭23A♭23A♭23A♭23A♭23C0E♭2E♭2
E♭2E♭2E♭2E♭2E♭2B♭1B♭1B♭1B♭1E♭2F1F1F1F1F1F1F1D♭12
E♭2E♭2E♭2C0E♭2C0B♭1A♭23A♭23A♭23B♭1C0C0A♭23B♭1A♭23A♭23A♭23A♭23
- E♭valves 2 + 3
- A♭valves 2 + 3
- B♭valves 1
- Copen
- D♭valves 1 + 2
- E♭valves 2
- Fvalves 1
Staff notation
Play-along guide: the melody played by your browser’s trumpet 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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