Row, Row, Row Your Boat Piano Notes
Letters and numbers for piano, with the words under each note. Starts C C C D E E.
The notes and words
Key: C major.
C1Row,C1row,C1rowD2yourE3boat,E3Gent-E3lyE3downF4theG5stream;
C1̇Mer-C1̇ri-C1̇ly,G5mer-G5ri-G5ly,
E3mer-E3ri-E3ly,C1mer-C1ri-C1ly;
G5LifeF4isE3butD2aC1dream.
- 1C4 (middle C)
- 2D4
- 3E4
- 4F4
- 5G4
- 1̇C5
Key: F major.
F4Row,F4row,F4rowG5yourA6boat,A6Gent-A6lyA6downB♭7♭theC1̇stream;
F4̇Mer-F4̇ri-F4̇ly,C1̇mer-C1̇ri-C1̇ly,
A6mer-A6ri-A6ly,F4mer-F4ri-F4ly;
C1̇LifeB♭7♭isA6butG5aF4dream.
- 4F4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7♭B♭4
- 1̇C5
- 4̇F5
Key: G major.
G5Row,G5row,G5rowA6yourB7boat,B7Gent-B7lyB7downC1̇theD2̇stream;
G5̇Mer-G5̇ri-G5̇ly,D2̇mer-D2̇ri-D2̇ly,
B7mer-B7ri-B7ly,G5mer-G5ri-G5ly;
D2̇LifeC1̇isB7butA6aG5dream.
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7B4
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
- 5̇G5
Key: D major (the original key).
D2Row,D2row,D2rowE3yourF♯4♯boat,F♯4♯Gent-F♯4♯lyF♯4♯downG5theA6stream;
D2̇Mer-D2̇ri-D2̇ly,A6mer-A6ri-A6ly,
F♯4♯mer-F♯4♯ri-F♯4♯ly,D2mer-D2ri-D2ly;
A6LifeG5isF♯4♯butE3aD2dream.
- 2D4
- 3E4
- 4♯F♯4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 2̇D5
Staff notation
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About this song
- Melody
- Eliphalet Oram Lyte (1842–1913), 1881
- Words
- Traditional, 1881 (first verse shown)
- Public domain
- Melody 1881, words 1881: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Franklin Square Song Collection (Harper & Brothers, 1881), p. 69, “Row Your Boat” (round, credited to E. O. Lyte) (1881)
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