My Country, ’Tis of Thee
Letters and valve numbers for B♭ trumpet, with the words under each note. Starts D D E C♯ D E.
The notes and words
Key: D major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in C major, so it plays along with a piano in C.
D13MyD13coun-E12try,C♯123'tisD13ofE12thee,
F♯2SweetF♯2landG0ofF♯2lib-E12er-D13ty,
E12OfD13theeC♯123ID13sing;
A12LandA12whereA12myA12fa-G0thersF♯2died,
G0LandG0ofG0theG0pil-F♯2grims'E12pride,
F♯2FromG0ev-F♯2'ryE12moun-D13tain-F♯2sideG0LetA12free-B2domG0F♯2E12D13ring!
- C♯valves 1 + 2 + 3
- Dvalves 1 + 3
- Evalves 1 + 2
- F♯valves 2
- Gopen
- Avalves 1 + 2
- Bvalves 2
Key: F major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in E♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in E♭.
F1MyF1coun-G0try,E12'tisF1ofG0thee,
A12SweetA12landB♭1ofA12lib-G0er-F1ty,
G0OfF1theeE12IF1sing;
C0LandC0whereC0myC0fa-B♭1thersA12died,
B♭1LandB♭1ofB♭1theB♭1pil-A12grims'G0pride,
A12FromB♭1ev-A12'ryG0moun-F1tain-A12sideB♭1LetC0free-D1domB♭1A12G0F1ring!
- Evalves 1 + 2
- Fvalves 1
- Gopen
- Avalves 1 + 2
- B♭valves 1
- Copen
- Dvalves 1
Key: E♭ major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in D♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in D♭.
E♭23MyE♭23coun-F1try,D13'tisE♭23ofF1thee,
G0SweetG0landA♭23ofG0lib-F1er-E♭23ty,
F1OfE♭23theeD13IE♭23sing;
B♭1LandB♭1whereB♭1myB♭1fa-A♭23thersG0died,
A♭23LandA♭23ofA♭23theA♭23pil-G0grims'F1pride,
G0FromA♭23ev-G0'ryF1moun-E♭23tain-G0sideA♭23LetB♭1free-C0domA♭23G0F1E♭23ring!
- Dvalves 1 + 3
- E♭valves 2 + 3
- Fvalves 1
- Gopen
- A♭valves 2 + 3
- B♭valves 1
- Copen
Key: G major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in F major, so it plays along with a piano in F.
G0MyG0coun-A12try,F♯2'tisG0ofA12thee,
B2SweetB2landC0ofB2lib-A12er-G0ty,
A12OfG0theeF♯2IG0sing;
D1LandD1whereD1myD1fa-C0thersB2died,
C0LandC0ofC0theC0pil-B2grims'A12pride,
B2FromC0ev-B2'ryA12moun-G0tain-B2sideC0LetD1free-E0domC0B2A12G0ring!
- F♯valves 2
- Gopen
- Avalves 1 + 2
- Bvalves 2
- Copen
- Dvalves 1
- Eopen
Staff notation
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About this song
- Melody
- Traditional (tune of “God Save the King”), 1745
- Words
- Samuel Francis Smith (1808–1895), 1831 (first verse shown)
- Public domain
- Melody 1745, words 1831: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Franklin Square Song Collection (Harper & Brothers, 1881), p. 30, “National Hymn” (1881)