Rock-a-Bye, Baby Recorder Notes
Letters and fingering pictures for soprano recorder, with the words under each note. Starts D F D C B♭ D.
The notes and words
Key: B♭ major.
DRock-Fa-Dbye,Cba-B♭by,DonFtheB♭tree-Atop,
E♭WhenFtheE♭windDblowsCtheCcra-B♭dleGwillFrock;
DWhenFtheDboughCbreaksB♭theDcra-FdleB♭willAfall,
GFDownB♭willE♭comeDba-B♭by,
Ccra-GdleAandB♭all.
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- E♭covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, half 6
- Fcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- B♭covered: thumb, 1, 3, 4
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- Dcovered: 2
- E♭covered: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Key: C major.
ERock-Ga-Ebye,Dba-Cby,EonGtheCtree-Btop,
FWhenGtheFwindEblowsDtheDcra-CdleAwillGrock;
EWhenGtheEboughDbreaksCtheEcra-GdleCwillBfall,
AGDownCwillFcomeEba-Cby,
Dcra-AdleBandCall.
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Fcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- Bcovered: thumb, 1
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- Dcovered: 2
- Ecovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Fcovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Key: A major.
C♯Rock-Ea-C♯bye,Bba-Aby,C♯onEtheAtree-G♯top,
DWhenEtheDwindC♯blowsBtheBcra-AdleF♯willErock;
C♯WhenEtheC♯boughBbreaksAtheC♯cra-EdleAwillG♯fall,
F♯EDownAwillDcomeC♯ba-Aby,
Bcra-F♯dleG♯andAall.
- C♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, half 7
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- F♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
- G♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 4, 5, half 6
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- Bcovered: thumb, 1
- C♯covered: 1, 2
- Dcovered: 2
Key: A♭ major.
CRock-E♭a-Cbye,B♭ba-A♭by,ConE♭theA♭tree-Gtop,
D♭WhenE♭theD♭windCblowsB♭theB♭cra-A♭dleFwillE♭rock;
CWhenE♭theCboughB♭breaksA♭theCcra-E♭dleA♭willGfall,
FE♭DownA♭willD♭comeCba-A♭by,
B♭cra-FdleGandA♭all.
- Ccovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- D♭covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, half 7
- E♭covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, half 6
- Fcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- A♭covered: thumb, 1, 2, 4, 5, half 6
- B♭covered: thumb, 1, 3, 4
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- D♭covered: 1, 2
Staff notation
Play-along guide: the melody played by your browser’s recorder sound. 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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