This Old Man Piano Notes
Letters and numbers for piano, with the words under each note. Starts G E G G E G.
The notes and words
Key: C major.
G5ThisE3oldG5man,G5heE3playedG5one,
A6HeG5playedF4nick-E3nackD2onE3myF4drum.
G5Nick-C1nack,C1pad-C1dy-C1whack,C1giveD2aE3dogF4aG5bone,
G5ThisD2oldD2manF4cameE3roll-D2ingC1home.
- 1C4 (middle C)
- 2D4
- 3E4
- 4F4
- 5G4
- 6A4
Key: F major (the original key).
C1̇ThisA6oldC1̇man,C1̇heA6playedC1̇one,
D2̇HeC1̇playedB♭7♭nick-A6nackG5onA6myB♭7♭drum.
C1̇Nick-F4nack,F4pad-F4dy-F4whack,F4giveG5aA6dogB♭7♭aC1̇bone,
C1̇ThisG5oldG5manB♭7♭cameA6roll-G5ingF4home.
- 4F4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7♭B♭4
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
Key: G major.
D2̇ThisB7oldD2̇man,D2̇heB7playedD2̇one,
E3̇HeD2̇playedC1̇nick-B7nackA6onB7myC1̇drum.
D2̇Nick-G5nack,G5pad-G5dy-G5whack,G5giveA6aB7dogC1̇aD2̇bone,
D2̇ThisA6oldA6manC1̇cameB7roll-A6ingG5home.
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7B4
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
- 3̇E5
Key: D major.
A6ThisF♯4♯oldA6man,A6heF♯4♯playedA6one,
B7HeA6playedG5nick-F♯4♯nackE3onF♯4♯myG5drum.
A6Nick-D2nack,D2pad-D2dy-D2whack,D2giveE3aF♯4♯dogG5aA6bone,
A6ThisE3oldE3manG5cameF♯4♯roll-E3ingD2home.
- 2D4
- 3E4
- 4♯F♯4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7B4
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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