The Holly and the Ivy Flute Notes with Letters + Fingerings
Letter notes for flute, with the words under each note. Starts C C C C A G E C.
The notes and words
Key: C major.
CTheChol-ClyCandAtheGi-Evy,
CWhenCtheyCareCbothAfullGgrown,GOfF
EallDtheCtreesEthatEareAinAtheGwood,
CTheDEhol-FlyEbearsDtheCcrown.CThe
Cri-CsingCofAtheGsunECAndCtheCrun-CningCofAtheGdeer,GTheF
Eplay-DingCofEtheAmer-AryGor-Cgan,
DSweetEsing-FingEinDtheCchoir.
Key: G major (the original key).
GTheGhol-GlyGandEtheDi-Bvy,
GWhenGtheyGareGbothEfullDgrown,DOfC
BallAtheGtreesBthatBareEinEtheDwood,
GTheABhol-ClyBbearsAtheGcrown.GThe
Gri-GsingGofEtheDsunBGAndGtheGrun-GningGofEtheDdeer,DTheC
Bplay-AingGofBtheEmer-EryDor-Ggan,
ASweetBsing-CingBinAtheGchoir.
Flute fingering chart: every note, tap to hear it
Key: F major.
FTheFhol-FlyFandDtheCi-Avy,
FWhenFtheyFareFbothDfullCgrown,COfB♭
AallGtheFtreesAthatAareDinDtheCwood,
FTheGAhol-B♭lyAbearsGtheFcrown.FThe
Fri-FsingFofDtheCsunAFAndFtheFrun-FningFofDtheCdeer,CTheB♭
Aplay-GingFofAtheDmer-DryCor-Fgan,
GSweetAsing-B♭ingAinGtheFchoir.
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Key: B♭ major.
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.
Flute fingering chart: every note, tap to hear it
Staff notation
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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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