Rock-a-Bye, Baby Clarinet Notes
Letter notes in the written key for B♭ clarinet, with the words under each note. Starts E G E D C 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♭.
ERock-Ga-Ebye,Dba-Cby,EonGtheCtree-Btop,
FWhenGtheFwindEblowsDtheDcra-CdleAwillGrock;
EWhenGtheEboughDbreaksCtheEcra-GdleCwillBfall,
AGDownCwillFcomeEba-Cby,
Dcra-AdleBandCall.
Key: F major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in E♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in E♭.
ARock-Ca-Abye,Gba-Fby,AonCtheFtree-Etop,
B♭WhenCtheB♭windAblowsGtheGcra-FdleDwillCrock;
AWhenCtheAboughGbreaksFtheAcra-CdleFwillEfall,
DCDownFwillB♭comeAba-Fby,
Gcra-DdleEandFall.
Key: D major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in C major, so it plays along with a piano in C.
F♯Rock-Aa-F♯bye,Eba-Dby,F♯onAtheDtree-C♯top,
GWhenAtheGwindF♯blowsEtheEcra-DdleBwillArock;
F♯WhenAtheF♯boughEbreaksDtheF♯cra-AdleDwillC♯fall,
BADownDwillGcomeF♯ba-Dby,
Ecra-BdleC♯andDall.
Key: G major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in F major, so it plays along with a piano in F.
BRock-Da-B↑bye,Aba-Gby,BonDtheGtree-F♯top,
CWhenDtheC↑windB↑blowsAtheAcra-GdleEwillDrock;
BWhenDtheB↑boughAbreaksGtheBcra-DdleGwillF♯fall,
EDDownGwillC↑comeB↑ba-Gby,
Acra-EdleF♯andGall.
Notes marked ↑ are above B♭4 and cross the break (use the register key).
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
- Effie I. Canning, 1916
- Words
- Traditional, 1916 (first verse shown)
- Public domain
- Melody 1916, words 1916: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Songs the Children Love to Sing (D. Appleton, 1916), p. 48, “Rock-a-Bye, Baby” (regular version) (1916)
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