Row, Row, Row Your Boat Recorder Notes
Letters and fingering pictures for soprano recorder, with the words under each note. Starts D D D E F♯ F♯.
The notes and words
Key: D major (the original key).
DRow,Drow,DrowEyourF♯boat,F♯Gent-F♯lyF♯downGtheAstream;
DMer-Dri-Dly,Amer-Ari-Aly,
F♯mer-F♯ri-F♯ly,Dmer-Dri-Dly;
ALifeGisF♯butEaDdream.
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- F♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- Dcovered: 2
Key: C major.
CRow,Crow,CrowDyourEboat,EGent-ElyEdownFtheGstream;
CMer-Cri-Cly,Gmer-Gri-Gly,
Emer-Eri-Ely,Cmer-Cri-Cly;
GLifeFisEbutDaCdream.
- Ccovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Fcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
Key: E♭ major.
E♭Row,E♭row,E♭rowFyourGboat,GGent-GlyGdownA♭theB♭stream;
E♭Mer-E♭ri-E♭ly,B♭mer-B♭ri-B♭ly,
Gmer-Gri-Gly,E♭mer-E♭ri-E♭ly;
B♭LifeA♭isGbutFaE♭dream.
- 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
- E♭covered: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Key: F major.
FRow,Frow,FrowGyourAboat,AGent-AlyAdownB♭theCstream;
FMer-Fri-Fly,Cmer-Cri-Cly,
Amer-Ari-Aly,Fmer-Fri-Fly;
CLifeB♭isAbutGaFdream.
- 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
- Fcovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
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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