This Old Man Alto Sax Notes
Letter notes in the written key for E♭ alto saxophone, with the words under each note. Starts A F♯ A A F♯ A.
The notes and words
Key: D major for E♭ alto saxophone (written pitch). It sounds in F major, so it plays along with a piano in F.
AThisF♯oldAman,AheF♯playedAone,
BHeAplayedGnick-F♯nackEonF♯myGdrum.
ANick-Dnack,Dpad-Ddy-Dwhack,DgiveEaF♯dogGaAbone,
AThisEoldEmanGcameF♯roll-EingDhome.
Key: F major for E♭ alto saxophone (written pitch). It sounds in A♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in A♭.
CThisAoldCman,CheAplayedCone,
DHeCplayedB♭nick-AnackGonAmyB♭drum.
CNick-Fnack,Fpad-Fdy-Fwhack,FgiveGaAdogB♭aCbone,
CThisGoldGmanB♭cameAroll-GingFhome.
Key: E♭ major for E♭ alto saxophone (written pitch). It sounds in F♯ major, so it plays along with a piano in F♯.
B♭ThisGoldB♭man,B♭heGplayedB♭one,
CHeB♭playedA♭nick-GnackFonGmyA♭drum.
B♭Nick-E♭nack,E♭pad-E♭dy-E♭whack,E♭giveFaGdogA♭aB♭bone,
B♭ThisFoldFmanA♭cameGroll-FingE♭home.
Key: G major for E♭ alto saxophone (written pitch). It sounds in B♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in B♭.
DThisBoldDman,DheBplayedDone,
EHeDplayedCnick-BnackAonBmyCdrum.
DNick-Gnack,Gpad-Gdy-Gwhack,GgiveAaBdogCaDbone,
DThisAoldAmanCcameBroll-AingGhome.
Staff notation
Play-along guide: the melody played by your browser’s alto sax sound, at concert pitch. The lit note follows the music. Print large notes
About this song
- Melody
- Traditional English folk song, 1923
- Words
- Traditional, 1923 (first verse shown)
- Public domain
- Melody 1923, words 1923: first published before 1931.
- Source
- A Kindergarten Book of Folk-Songs (E. C. Schirmer, 1923), No. 53, pp. 46–47, “This old man” (1923)
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