Mary Had a Little Lamb Piano Notes
Letters and numbers for piano, with the words under each note. Starts E D C D E E.
The notes and words
Key: C major.
E3Ma-D2ryC1hadD2aE3lit-E3tleE3lamb,
D2lit-D2tleD2lamb,E3lit-G5tleG5lamb,
E3Ma-D2ryC1hadD2aE3lit-E3tleE3lamb,
E3ItsD2fleeceD2wasE3whiteD2asC1snow.
- 1C4 (middle C)
- 2D4
- 3E4
- 5G4
Key: C major.
E3̇Ma-D2̇ryC1̇hadD2̇aE3̇lit-E3̇tleE3̇lamb,
D2̇lit-D2̇tleD2̇lamb,E3̇lit-G5̇tleG5̇lamb,
E3̇Ma-D2̇ryC1̇hadD2̇aE3̇lit-E3̇tleE3̇lamb,
E3̇ItsD2̇fleeceD2̇wasE3̇whiteD2̇asC1̇snow.
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
- 3̇E5
- 5̇G5
Key: F major (the original key).
A6Ma-G5ryF4hadG5aA6lit-A6tleA6lamb,
G5lit-G5tleG5lamb,A6lit-C1̇tleC1̇lamb,
A6Ma-G5ryF4hadG5aA6lit-A6tleA6lamb,
A6ItsG5fleeceG5wasA6whiteG5asF4snow.
- 4F4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 1̇C5
Key: G major.
B7Ma-A6ryG5hadA6aB7lit-B7tleB7lamb,
A6lit-A6tleA6lamb,B7lit-D2̇tleD2̇lamb,
B7Ma-A6ryG5hadA6aB7lit-B7tleB7lamb,
B7ItsA6fleeceA6wasB7whiteA6asG5snow.
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7B4
- 2̇D5
Staff notation
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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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