Row, Row, Row Your Boat Trumpet Notes with Valves
Letters and valve numbers for B♭ trumpet, with the words under each note. Starts C C C D E E.
The notes and words
Key: C major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in B♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in B♭.
C0Row,C0row,C0rowD13yourE12boat,E12Gent-E12lyE12downF1theG0stream;
C0Mer-C0ri-C0ly,G0mer-G0ri-G0ly,
E12mer-E12ri-E12ly,C0mer-C0ri-C0ly;
G0LifeF1isE12butD13aC0dream.
- Copen
- Dvalves 1 + 3
- Evalves 1 + 2
- Fvalves 1
- Gopen
- Copen
Key: D major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in C major, so it plays along with a piano in C.
D13Row,D13row,D13rowE12yourF♯2boat,F♯2Gent-F♯2lyF♯2downG0theA12stream;
D1Mer-D1ri-D1ly,A12mer-A12ri-A12ly,
F♯2mer-F♯2ri-F♯2ly,D13mer-D13ri-D13ly;
A12LifeG0isF♯2butE12aD13dream.
- Dvalves 1 + 3
- Evalves 1 + 2
- F♯valves 2
- Gopen
- Avalves 1 + 2
- 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♭23Row,E♭23row,E♭23rowF1yourG0boat,G0Gent-G0lyG0downA♭23theB♭1stream;
E♭2Mer-E♭2ri-E♭2ly,B♭1mer-B♭1ri-B♭1ly,
G0mer-G0ri-G0ly,E♭23mer-E♭23ri-E♭23ly;
B♭1LifeA♭23isG0butF1aE♭23dream.
- E♭valves 2 + 3
- Fvalves 1
- Gopen
- A♭valves 2 + 3
- B♭valves 1
- E♭valves 2
Key: F major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in E♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in E♭.
F1Row,F1row,F1rowG0yourA12boat,A12Gent-A12lyA12downB♭1theC0stream;
F1Mer-F1ri-F1ly,C0mer-C0ri-C0ly,
A12mer-A12ri-A12ly,F1mer-F1ri-F1ly;
C0LifeB♭1isA12butG0aF1dream.
- Fvalves 1
- Gopen
- Avalves 1 + 2
- B♭valves 1
- Copen
- Fvalves 1
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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