Mary Had a Little Lamb Trumpet Notes
Letters and valve numbers for B♭ trumpet, with the words under each note. Starts E D C D E E.
The notes and words
Key: C major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in B♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in B♭.
E12Ma-D13ryC0hadD13aE12lit-E12tleE12lamb,
D13lit-D13tleD13lamb,E12lit-G0tleG0lamb,
E12Ma-D13ryC0hadD13aE12lit-E12tleE12lamb,
E12ItsD13fleeceD13wasE12whiteD13asC0snow.
- Copen
- Dvalves 1 + 3
- Evalves 1 + 2
- Gopen
Key: F major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in E♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in E♭.
A12Ma-G0ryF1hadG0aA12lit-A12tleA12lamb,
G0lit-G0tleG0lamb,A12lit-C0tleC0lamb,
A12Ma-G0ryF1hadG0aA12lit-A12tleA12lamb,
A12ItsG0fleeceG0wasA12whiteG0asF1snow.
- Fvalves 1
- Gopen
- Avalves 1 + 2
- Copen
Key: D major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in C major, so it plays along with a piano in C.
F♯2Ma-E12ryD13hadE12aF♯2lit-F♯2tleF♯2lamb,
E12lit-E12tleE12lamb,F♯2lit-A12tleA12lamb,
F♯2Ma-E12ryD13hadE12aF♯2lit-F♯2tleF♯2lamb,
F♯2ItsE12fleeceE12wasF♯2whiteE12asD13snow.
- Dvalves 1 + 3
- Evalves 1 + 2
- F♯valves 2
- Avalves 1 + 2
Key: G major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in F major, so it plays along with a piano in F.
B2Ma-A12ryG0hadA12aB2lit-B2tleB2lamb,
A12lit-A12tleA12lamb,B2lit-D1tleD1lamb,
B2Ma-A12ryG0hadA12aB2lit-B2tleB2lamb,
B2ItsA12fleeceA12wasB2whiteA12asG0snow.
- Gopen
- Avalves 1 + 2
- Bvalves 2
- Dvalves 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, 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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