This Old Man Flute Notes
Letter notes for flute, with the words under each note. Starts G E G G E G.
The notes and words
Key: C major.
GThisEoldGman,GheEplayedGone,
AHeGplayedFnick-EnackDonEmyFdrum.
GNick-Cnack,Cpad-Cdy-Cwhack,CgiveDaEdogFaGbone,
GThisDoldDmanFcameEroll-DingChome.
Key: F major (the original key).
CThisAoldCman,CheAplayedCone,
DHeCplayedB♭nick-AnackGonAmyB♭drum.
CNick-Fnack,Fpad-Fdy-Fwhack,FgiveGaAdogB♭aCbone,
CThisGoldGmanB♭cameAroll-GingFhome.
Key: G major.
DThisBoldDman,DheBplayedDone,
EHeDplayedCnick-BnackAonBmyCdrum.
DNick-Gnack,Gpad-Gdy-Gwhack,GgiveAaBdogCaDbone,
DThisAoldAmanCcameBroll-AingGhome.
Key: F major.
CThisAoldCman,CheAplayedCone,
DHeCplayedB♭nick-AnackGonAmyB♭drum.
CNick-Fnack,Fpad-Fdy-Fwhack,FgiveGaAdogB♭aCbone,
CThisGoldGmanB♭cameAroll-GingFhome.
Staff notation
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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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