Mary Had a Little Lamb Clarinet Notes
Letter notes in the written key for B♭ clarinet, with the words under each note. Starts E D C D E E.
The notes and words
Key: C major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in B♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in B♭.
EMa-DryChadDaElit-EtleElamb,
Dlit-DtleDlamb,Elit-GtleGlamb,
EMa-DryChadDaElit-EtleElamb,
EItsDfleeceDwasEwhiteDasCsnow.
Key: G major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in F major, so it plays along with a piano in F.
BMa-AryGhadAaBlit-BtleBlamb,
Alit-AtleAlamb,Blit-DtleDlamb,
BMa-AryGhadAaBlit-BtleBlamb,
BItsAfleeceAwasBwhiteAasGsnow.
Key: D major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in C major, so it plays along with a piano in C.
F♯Ma-EryDhadEaF♯lit-F♯tleF♯lamb,
Elit-EtleElamb,F♯lit-AtleAlamb,
F♯Ma-EryDhadEaF♯lit-F♯tleF♯lamb,
F♯ItsEfleeceEwasF♯whiteEasDsnow.
Key: B♭ major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in A♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in A♭.
DMa-CryB♭hadCaDlit-DtleDlamb,
Clit-CtleClamb,Dlit-FtleFlamb,
DMa-CryB♭hadCaDlit-DtleDlamb,
DItsCfleeceCwasDwhiteCasB♭snow.
Staff notation
Play-along guide: the melody played by your browser’s clarinet sound, at concert pitch. The lit note follows the music. Print large notes
About this song
- Melody
- Traditional, 1909
- Words
- Sarah Josepha Hale (1788–1879), 1830 (first verse shown)
- Public domain
- Melody 1909, words 1830: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Heart Songs Dear to the American People (Chapple, 1909), p. 345, “Mary Had a Little Lamb” (1909)
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