Jingle Bells Alto Sax Notes
Letter notes in the written key for E♭ alto saxophone, with the words under each note. Starts D B A G D D.
The notes and words
Key: G major for E♭ alto saxophone (written pitch). It sounds in B♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in B♭.
DDash-BingAthroughGtheDsnowDInDaDone-BhorseAo-GpenEsleigh,
EO'erCtheBfieldsAweF♯go,DLaugh-DingCallAtheBway;
DBellsBonAbob-GtailDring,DMak-BingAspir-GitsEbright;
EWhatEfunCitBisAtoDrideDandDsingDAEsleigh-DingCsongAto-Gnight!
BJin-BgleBbells,Bjin-BgleBbells,
BJin-DgleGallAtheBway!COh,
CwhatCfunCitCisBtoBrideBInBaBone-AhorseAo-BpenAsleigh!D
BJin-BgleBbells,Bjin-BgleBbells,
BJin-DgleGallAtheBway!COh,
CwhatCfunCitCisBtoBrideBInBaDone-DhorseCo-ApenGsleigh!
Key: C major for E♭ alto saxophone (written pitch). It sounds in E♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in E♭.
GDash-EingDthroughCtheGsnowGInGaGone-EhorseDo-CpenAsleigh,
AO'erFtheEfieldsDweBgo,GLaugh-GingFallDtheEway;
GBellsEonDbob-CtailGring,GMak-EingDspir-CitsAbright;
AWhatAfunFitEisDtoGrideGandGsingGAAsleigh-GingFsongDto-Cnight!
EJin-EgleEbells,Ejin-EgleEbells,
EJin-GgleCallDtheEway!FOh,
FwhatFfunFitFisEtoErideEInEaEone-DhorseDo-EpenDsleigh!G
EJin-EgleEbells,Ejin-EgleEbells,
EJin-GgleCallDtheEway!FOh,
FwhatFfunFitFisEtoErideEInEaGone-GhorseFo-DpenCsleigh!
Key: B♭ major for E♭ alto saxophone (written pitch). It sounds in D♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in D♭.
FDash-DingCthroughB♭theFsnowFInFaFone-DhorseCo-B♭penGsleigh,
GO'erE♭theDfieldsCweAgo,FLaugh-FingE♭allCtheDway;
FBellsDonCbob-B♭tailFring,FMak-DingCspir-B♭itsGbright;
GWhatGfunE♭itDisCtoFrideFandFsingFAGsleigh-FingE♭songCto-B♭night!
DJin-DgleDbells,Djin-DgleDbells,
DJin-FgleB♭allCtheDway!E♭Oh,
E♭whatE♭funE♭itE♭isDtoDrideDInDaDone-ChorseCo-DpenCsleigh!F
DJin-DgleDbells,Djin-DgleDbells,
DJin-FgleB♭allCtheDway!E♭Oh,
E♭whatE♭funE♭itE♭isDtoDrideDInDaFone-FhorseE♭o-CpenB♭sleigh!
Key: A major for E♭ alto saxophone (written pitch). It sounds in C major, so it plays along with a piano in C.
EDash-C♯ingBthroughAtheEsnowEInEaEone-C♯horseBo-ApenF♯sleigh,
F♯O'erDtheC♯fieldsBweG♯go,ELaugh-EingDallBtheC♯way;
EBellsC♯onBbob-AtailEring,EMak-C♯ingBspir-AitsF♯bright;
F♯WhatF♯funDitC♯isBtoErideEandEsingEAF♯sleigh-EingDsongBto-Anight!
C♯Jin-C♯gleC♯bells,C♯jin-C♯gleC♯bells,
C♯Jin-EgleAallBtheC♯way!DOh,
DwhatDfunDitDisC♯toC♯rideC♯InC♯aC♯one-BhorseBo-C♯penBsleigh!E
C♯Jin-C♯gleC♯bells,C♯jin-C♯gleC♯bells,
C♯Jin-EgleAallBtheC♯way!DOh,
DwhatDfunDitDisC♯toC♯rideC♯InC♯aEone-EhorseDo-BpenAsleigh!
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
- James Lord Pierpont (1822–1893), 1857
- Words
- James Lord Pierpont (1822–1893), 1857 (first verse shown)
- Public domain
- Melody 1857, words 1857: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Heart Songs Dear to the American People (Chapple, 1909), p. 148, “Jingle, Bells” (1909)
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