Up on the Housetop Alto Sax Notes
Letter notes in the written key for E♭ alto saxophone, with the words under each note. Starts A A B A F♯ E.
The notes and words
Key: D major for E♭ alto saxophone (written pitch). It sounds in F major, so it plays along with a piano in F.
AUpAonBtheAhouse-F♯topEDrein-F♯deerApause,
BOutBjumpsAgoodF♯oldESan-AtaAClaus;
ADownAthro'BtheAchim-F♯neyEwithDlotsF♯ofAtoys,
BAllBforBtheAlit-AtleF♯ones,
F♯EChrist-AmasDjoys.
GHo,Gho,Bho!AwhoAwould-An'tF♯go!
EHo,Gho,Gho!F♯whoAwould-An'tDgo!F♯
AUpAonBtheAhouse-F♯top,Gclick,
Aclick,Bclick,ADownAthro'BtheAchimneyF♯withEgoodASaintDNick.
Key: F major for E♭ alto saxophone (written pitch). It sounds in A♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in A♭.
CUpConDtheChouse-AtopGFrein-AdeerCpause,
DOutDjumpsCgoodAoldGSan-CtaCClaus;
CDownCthro'DtheCchim-AneyGwithFlotsAofCtoys,
DAllDforDtheClit-CtleAones,
AGChrist-CmasFjoys.
B♭Ho,B♭ho,Dho!CwhoCwould-Cn'tAgo!
GHo,B♭ho,B♭ho!AwhoCwould-Cn'tFgo!A
CUpConDtheChouse-Atop,B♭click,
Cclick,Dclick,CDownCthro'DtheCchimneyAwithGgoodCSaintFNick.
Key: E♭ major for E♭ alto saxophone (written pitch). It sounds in F♯ major, so it plays along with a piano in F♯.
B♭UpB♭onCtheB♭house-GtopFE♭rein-GdeerB♭pause,
COutCjumpsB♭goodGoldFSan-B♭taB♭Claus;
B♭DownB♭thro'CtheB♭chim-GneyFwithE♭lotsGofB♭toys,
CAllCforCtheB♭lit-B♭tleGones,
GFChrist-B♭masE♭joys.
A♭Ho,A♭ho,Cho!B♭whoB♭would-B♭n'tGgo!
FHo,A♭ho,A♭ho!GwhoB♭would-B♭n'tE♭go!G
B♭UpB♭onCtheB♭house-Gtop,A♭click,
B♭click,Cclick,B♭DownB♭thro'CtheB♭chimneyGwithFgoodB♭SaintE♭Nick.
Key: G major for E♭ alto saxophone (written pitch). It sounds in B♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in B♭.
DUpDonEtheDhouse-BtopAGrein-BdeerDpause,
EOutEjumpsDgoodBoldASan-DtaDClaus;
DDownDthro'EtheDchim-BneyAwithGlotsBofDtoys,
EAllEforEtheDlit-DtleBones,
BAChrist-DmasGjoys.
CHo,Cho,Eho!DwhoDwould-Dn'tBgo!
AHo,Cho,Cho!BwhoDwould-Dn'tGgo!B
DUpDonEtheDhouse-Btop,Cclick,
Dclick,Eclick,DDownDthro'EtheDchimneyBwithAgoodDSaintGNick.
Staff notation
Play-along guide: the melody played by your browser’s alto sax sound, at concert pitch. The lit note follows the music. Print large notes
About this song
- Melody
- Benjamin Hanby (1833–1867), 1864
- Words
- Benjamin Hanby (1833–1867), 1864 (first verse shown)
- Public domain
- Melody 1864, words 1864: first published before 1931.
- Source
- The Golden Book of Favorite Songs (Hall & McCreary, 1923), p. 75, “Up On The House-Top” (1923)
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