This Old Man Trumpet Notes
Letters and valve numbers for B♭ trumpet, with the words under each note. Starts G E G G E G.
The notes and words
Key: C major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in B♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in B♭.
G0ThisE12oldG0man,G0heE12playedG0one,
A12HeG0playedF1nick-E12nackD13onE12myF1drum.
G0Nick-C0nack,C0pad-C0dy-C0whack,C0giveD13aE12dogF1aG0bone,
G0ThisD13oldD13manF1cameE12roll-D13ingC0home.
- Copen
- Dvalves 1 + 3
- Evalves 1 + 2
- Fvalves 1
- Gopen
- Avalves 1 + 2
Key: D major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in C major, so it plays along with a piano in C.
A12ThisF♯2oldA12man,A12heF♯2playedA12one,
B2HeA12playedG0nick-F♯2nackE12onF♯2myG0drum.
A12Nick-D13nack,D13pad-D13dy-D13whack,D13giveE12aF♯2dogG0aA12bone,
A12ThisE12oldE12manG0cameF♯2roll-E12ingD13home.
- Dvalves 1 + 3
- Evalves 1 + 2
- F♯valves 2
- Gopen
- Avalves 1 + 2
- Bvalves 2
Key: F major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in E♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in E♭.
C0ThisA12oldC0man,C0heA12playedC0one,
D1HeC0playedB♭1nick-A12nackG0onA12myB♭1drum.
C0Nick-F1nack,F1pad-F1dy-F1whack,F1giveG0aA12dogB♭1aC0bone,
C0ThisG0oldG0manB♭1cameA12roll-G0ingF1home.
- Fvalves 1
- Gopen
- Avalves 1 + 2
- B♭valves 1
- Copen
- Dvalves 1
Key: E♭ major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in D♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in D♭.
B♭1ThisG0oldB♭1man,B♭1heG0playedB♭1one,
C0HeB♭1playedA♭23nick-G0nackF1onG0myA♭23drum.
B♭1Nick-E♭23nack,E♭23pad-E♭23dy-E♭23whack,E♭23giveF1aG0dogA♭23aB♭1bone,
B♭1ThisF1oldF1manA♭23cameG0roll-F1ingE♭23home.
- E♭valves 2 + 3
- Fvalves 1
- Gopen
- A♭valves 2 + 3
- B♭valves 1
- Copen
Staff notation
Play-along guide: the melody played by your browser’s trumpet 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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