The Holly and the Ivy Clarinet Notes with Letters
Letter notes in the written key for B♭ clarinet, with the words under each note. Starts C C C C A G E C.
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♭.
CTheChol-ClyCandAtheGi-Evy,
CWhenCtheyCareCbothAfullGgrown,GOfF
EallDtheCtreesEthatEareAinAtheGwood,
CTheDEhol-FlyEbearsDtheCcrown.CThe
Cri-CsingCofAtheGsunECAndCtheCrun-CningCofAtheGdeer,GTheF
Eplay-DingCofEtheAmer-AryGor-Cgan,
DSweetEsing-FingEinDtheCchoir.
Key: B♭ major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in A♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in A♭.
B♭TheB♭hol-B♭lyB♭andGtheFi-Dvy,
B♭WhenB♭theyB♭areB♭bothGfullFgrown,FOfE♭
DallCtheB♭treesDthatDareGinGtheFwood,
B♭TheCDhol-E♭lyDbearsCtheB♭crown.B♭The
B♭ri-B♭singB♭ofGtheFsunDB♭AndB♭theB♭run-B♭ningB♭ofGtheFdeer,FTheE♭
Dplay-CingB♭ofDtheGmer-GryFor-B♭gan,
CSweetDsing-E♭ingDinCtheB♭choir.
Clarinet fingering chart: every note, tap to hear it
Key: D major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in C major, so it plays along with a piano in C.
DTheDhol-DlyDandB↑theAi-F♯vy,
DWhenDtheyDareDbothB↑fullAgrown,AOfG
F♯allEtheDtreesF♯thatF♯areBinBtheAwood,
DTheEF♯hol-GlyF♯bearsEtheDcrown.DThe
Dri-DsingDofB↑theAsunF♯DAndDtheDrun-DningDofB↑theAdeer,ATheG
F♯play-EingDofF♯theBmer-BryAor-Dgan,
ESweetF♯sing-GingF♯inEtheDchoir.
Notes marked ↑ are above B♭4 and cross the break (use the register key).
Clarinet fingering chart: every note, tap to hear it
Key: A major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in G major, so it plays along with a piano in G.
ATheAhol-AlyAandF♯theEi-C♯vy,
AWhenAtheyAareAbothF♯fullEgrown,EOfD
C♯allBtheAtreesC♯thatC♯areF♯inF♯theEwood,
ATheBC♯hol-DlyC♯bearsBtheAcrown.AThe
Ari-AsingAofF♯theEsunC♯AAndAtheArun-AningAofF♯theEdeer,ETheD
C♯play-BingAofC♯theF♯mer-F♯ryEor-Agan,
BSweetC♯sing-DingC♯inBtheAchoir.
Clarinet fingering chart: every note, tap to hear it
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
- Tune THE HOLLY AND THE IVY, Traditional English (Gloucestershire), 1911
- Words
- Traditional English carol, 1911 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1911, words 1911: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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