The Star-Spangled Banner Piano Notes
Letters and numbers for piano. Starts G E C E G C.
The notes
Key: C major.
G5E3C1E3G5C1̇E3̇D2̇C1̇E3F♯4♯G5G5G5E3̇D2̇C1̇B7A6B7C1̇C1̇G5E3C1G5E3
C1E3G5C1̇E3̇D2̇C1̇E3F♯4♯G5G5G5E3̇D2̇C1̇B7A6B7C1̇C1̇G5E3C1E3̇E3̇
E3̇F4̇G5̇G5̇F4̇E3̇D2̇E3̇F4̇F4̇F4̇E3̇D2̇C1̇B7A6B7C1̇E3F♯4♯G5G5G5
C1̇C1̇C1̇B7A6A6A6D2̇F4̇E3̇D2̇C1̇C1̇B7G5G5C1̇D2̇E3̇F4̇G5̇C1̇D2̇E3̇F4̇D2̇C1̇
- 1C4 (middle C)
- 3E4
- 4♯F♯4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7B4
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
- 3̇E5
- 4̇F5
- 5̇G5
Key: B♭ major (the original key).
F4D2B♭7̣♭D2F4B♭7♭D2̇C1̇B♭7♭D2E3F4F4F4D2̇C1̇B♭7♭A6G5A6B♭7♭B♭7♭F4D2B♭7̣♭F4D2
B♭7̣♭D2F4B♭7♭D2̇C1̇B♭7♭D2E3F4F4F4D2̇C1̇B♭7♭A6G5A6B♭7♭B♭7♭F4D2B♭7̣♭D2̇D2̇
D2̇E♭3̇♭F4̇F4̇E♭3̇♭D2̇C1̇D2̇E♭3̇♭E♭3̇♭E♭3̇♭D2̇C1̇B♭7♭A6G5A6B♭7♭D2E3F4F4F4
B♭7♭B♭7♭B♭7♭A6G5G5G5C1̇E♭3̇♭D2̇C1̇B♭7♭B♭7♭A6F4F4B♭7♭C1̇D2̇E♭3̇♭F4̇B♭7♭C1̇D2̇E♭3̇♭C1̇B♭7♭
- 7̣♭B♭3
- 2D4
- 3E4
- 4F4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7♭B♭4
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
- 3̇♭E♭5
- 4̇F5
Key: D major.
A6F♯4♯D2F♯4♯A6D2̇F♯4̇♯E3̇D2̇F♯4♯G♯5♯A6A6A6F♯4̇♯E3̇D2̇C♯1̇♯B7C♯1̇♯D2̇D2̇A6F♯4♯D2A6F♯4♯
D2F♯4♯A6D2̇F♯4̇♯E3̇D2̇F♯4♯G♯5♯A6A6A6F♯4̇♯E3̇D2̇C♯1̇♯B7C♯1̇♯D2̇D2̇A6F♯4♯D2F♯4̇♯F♯4̇♯
F♯4̇♯G5̇A6̇A6̇G5̇F♯4̇♯E3̇F♯4̇♯G5̇G5̇G5̇F♯4̇♯E3̇D2̇C♯1̇♯B7C♯1̇♯D2̇F♯4♯G♯5♯A6A6A6
D2̇D2̇D2̇C♯1̇♯B7B7B7E3̇G5̇F♯4̇♯E3̇D2̇D2̇C♯1̇♯A6A6D2̇E3̇F♯4̇♯G5̇A6̇D2̇E3̇F♯4̇♯G5̇E3̇D2̇
- 2D4
- 4♯F♯4
- 5♯G♯4
- 6A4
- 7B4
- 1̇♯C♯5
- 2̇D5
- 3̇E5
- 4̇♯F♯5
- 5̇G5
- 6̇A5
Key: A major.
E3C♯1♯A6̣C♯1♯E3A6C♯1̇♯B7A6C♯1♯D♯2♯E3E3E3C♯1̇♯B7A6G♯5♯F♯4♯G♯5♯A6A6E3C♯1♯A6̣E3C♯1♯
A6̣C♯1♯E3A6C♯1̇♯B7A6C♯1♯D♯2♯E3E3E3C♯1̇♯B7A6G♯5♯F♯4♯G♯5♯A6A6E3C♯1♯A6̣C♯1̇♯C♯1̇♯
C♯1̇♯D2̇E3̇E3̇D2̇C♯1̇♯B7C♯1̇♯D2̇D2̇D2̇C♯1̇♯B7A6G♯5♯F♯4♯G♯5♯A6C♯1♯D♯2♯E3E3E3
A6A6A6G♯5♯F♯4♯F♯4♯F♯4♯B7D2̇C♯1̇♯B7A6A6G♯5♯E3E3A6B7C♯1̇♯D2̇E3̇A6B7C♯1̇♯D2̇B7A6
- 6̣A3
- 1♯C♯4
- 2♯D♯4
- 3E4
- 4♯F♯4
- 5♯G♯4
- 6A4
- 7B4
- 1̇♯C♯5
- 2̇D5
- 3̇E5
Staff notation
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About this song
- Melody
- John Stafford Smith (1750–1836), 1778
- Public domain
- Melody 1778, melody only: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Franklin Square Song Collection (Harper & Brothers, 1881), p. 65 (1881)