The Twelve Days of Christmas Trumpet Notes with Valves
Letters and valve numbers for B♭ trumpet, with the words under each note. Starts C C C F F F.
The notes and words
Key: F major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in E♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in E♭.
C0OnC0theC0firstF1dayF1ofF1Christ-E12masF1myG0trueA12loveB♭1sentG0toA12meB♭1aC0Par-D1tridgeB♭1A12inF1aG0PearF1Tree.
- Copen
- Evalves 1 + 2
- Fvalves 1
- Gopen
- Avalves 1 + 2
- B♭valves 1
- Copen
- Dvalves 1
Key: G major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in F major, so it plays along with a piano in F.
D13OnD13theD13firstG0dayG0ofG0Christ-F♯2masG0myA12trueB2loveC0sentA12toB2meC0aD1Par-E0tridgeC0B2inG0aA12PearG0Tree.
- Dvalves 1 + 3
- F♯valves 2
- Gopen
- Avalves 1 + 2
- Bvalves 2
- Copen
- Dvalves 1
- Eopen
Key: F♯ major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in E major, so it plays along with a piano in E.
C♯123OnC♯123theC♯123firstF♯2dayF♯2ofF♯2Christ-E♯1masF♯2myG♯23trueA♯1loveB2sentG♯23toA♯1meB2aC♯12Par-D♯2tridgeB2A♯1inF♯2aG♯23PearF♯2Tree.
- C♯valves 1 + 2 + 3
- E♯valves 1
- F♯valves 2
- G♯valves 2 + 3
- A♯valves 1
- Bvalves 2
- C♯valves 1 + 2
- D♯valves 2
Key: A♭ major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in F♯ major, so it plays along with a piano in F♯.
E♭23OnE♭23theE♭23firstA♭23dayA♭23ofA♭23Christ-G0masA♭23myB♭1trueC0loveD♭12sentB♭1toC0meD♭12aE♭2Par-F1tridgeD♭12C0inA♭23aB♭1PearA♭23Tree.
- E♭valves 2 + 3
- Gopen
- A♭valves 2 + 3
- B♭valves 1
- Copen
- D♭valves 1 + 2
- E♭valves 2
- Fvalves 1
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, 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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