This Old Man Clarinet Notes
Letter notes in the written key for B♭ clarinet, with the words under each note. Starts G E G G E G.
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♭.
GThisEoldGman,GheEplayedGone,
AHeGplayedFnick-EnackDonEmyFdrum.
GNick-Cnack,Cpad-Cdy-Cwhack,CgiveDaEdogFaGbone,
GThisDoldDmanFcameEroll-DingChome.
Key: G major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in F major, so it plays along with a piano in F.
DThisBoldDman,DheBplayedDone,
EHeDplayedCnick-BnackAonBmyCdrum.
DNick-Gnack,Gpad-Gdy-Gwhack,GgiveAaBdogCaDbone,
DThisAoldAmanCcameBroll-AingGhome.
Key: B♭ major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in A♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in A♭.
FThisDoldFman,FheDplayedFone,
GHeFplayedE♭nick-DnackConDmyE♭drum.
FNick-B♭nack,B♭pad-B♭dy-B♭whack,B♭giveCaDdogE♭aFbone,
FThisColdCmanE♭cameDroll-CingB♭home.
Key: D major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in C major, so it plays along with a piano in C.
AThisF♯oldAman,AheF♯playedAone,
B↑HeAplayedGnick-F♯nackEonF♯myGdrum.
ANick-Dnack,Dpad-Ddy-Dwhack,DgiveEaF♯dogGaAbone,
AThisEoldEmanGcameF♯roll-EingDhome.
Notes marked ↑ are above B♭4 and cross the break (use the register key).
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
- 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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