The Twelve Days of Christmas Clarinet Notes
Letter notes in the written key for B♭ clarinet, with the words under each note. Starts G G G C C C.
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♭.
GOnGtheGfirstCdayCofCChrist-BmasCmyDtrueEloveFsentDtoEmeFaGPar-AtridgeFEinCaDPearCTree.
Key: B♭ major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in A♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in A♭.
FOnFtheFfirstB♭dayB♭ofB♭Christ-AmasB♭myCtrueDloveE♭sentCtoDmeE♭aFPar-GtridgeE♭DinB♭aCPearB♭Tree.
Key: D major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in C major, so it plays along with a piano in C.
AOnAtheAfirstDdayDofDChrist-C♯masDmyEtrueF♯loveGsentEtoF♯meGaAPar-B↑tridgeGF♯inDaEPearDTree.
Notes marked ↑ are above B♭4 and cross the break (use the register key).
Key: A major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in G major, so it plays along with a piano in G.
EOnEtheEfirstAdayAofAChrist-G♯masAmyBtrueC♯loveDsentBtoC♯meDaEPar-F♯tridgeDC♯inAaBPearATree.
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, arranged by Frederic Austin, 1909
- Words
- Traditional, 1909 (first verse shown)
- Public domain
- Melody 1909, words 1909: first published before 1931.
- Source
- The Twelve Days of Christmas, traditional, arranged by Frederic Austin (Novello & Co., 1909), p. 2 (1909)
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