The Twelve Days of Christmas Piano Letter Notes
Letters and numbers for piano, with the words under each note. Starts C C C F F F.
The notes and words
Key: F major (the original key).
C1OnC1theC1firstF4dayF4ofF4Christ-E3masF4myG5trueA6loveB♭7♭sentG5toA6meB♭7♭aC1̇Par-D2̇tridgeB♭7♭A6inF4aG5PearF4Tree.
- 1C4 (middle C)
- 3E4
- 4F4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7♭B♭4
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
Key: G major.
D2OnD2theD2firstG5dayG5ofG5Christ-F♯4♯masG5myA6trueB7loveC1̇sentA6toB7meC1̇aD2̇Par-E3̇tridgeC1̇B7inG5aA6PearG5Tree.
- 2D4
- 4♯F♯4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7B4
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
- 3̇E5
Key: B♭ major.
F4OnF4theF4firstB♭7♭dayB♭7♭ofB♭7♭Christ-A6masB♭7♭myC1̇trueD2̇loveE♭3̇♭sentC1̇toD2̇meE♭3̇♭aF4̇Par-G5̇tridgeE♭3̇♭D2̇inB♭7♭aC1̇PearB♭7♭Tree.
- 4F4
- 6A4
- 7♭B♭4
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
- 3̇♭E♭5
- 4̇F5
- 5̇G5
Key: C major.
G5OnG5theG5firstC1̇dayC1̇ofC1̇Christ-B7masC1̇myD2̇trueE3̇loveF4̇sentD2̇toE3̇meF4̇aG5̇Par-A6̇tridgeF4̇E3̇inC1̇aD2̇PearC1̇Tree.
- 5G4
- 7B4
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
- 3̇E5
- 4̇F5
- 5̇G5
- 6̇A5
Staff notation
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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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