Up on the Housetop Clarinet Notes
Letter notes in the written key for B♭ clarinet, with the words under each note. Starts G G A G E D.
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♭.
GUpGonAtheGhouse-EtopDCrein-EdeerGpause,
AOutAjumpsGgoodEoldDSan-GtaGClaus;
GDownGthro'AtheGchim-EneyDwithClotsEofGtoys,
AAllAforAtheGlit-GtleEones,
EDChrist-GmasCjoys.
FHo,Fho,Aho!GwhoGwould-Gn'tEgo!
DHo,Fho,Fho!EwhoGwould-Gn'tCgo!E
GUpGonAtheGhouse-Etop,Fclick,
Gclick,Aclick,GDownGthro'AtheGchimneyEwithDgoodGSaintCNick.
Key: G major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in F major, so it plays along with a piano in F.
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.
Key: F major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in E♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in E♭.
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: B♭ major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in A♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in A♭.
FUpFonGtheFhouse-DtopCB♭rein-DdeerFpause,
GOutGjumpsFgoodDoldCSan-FtaFClaus;
FDownFthro'GtheFchim-DneyCwithB♭lotsDofFtoys,
GAllGforGtheFlit-FtleDones,
DCChrist-FmasB♭joys.
E♭Ho,E♭ho,Gho!FwhoFwould-Fn'tDgo!
CHo,E♭ho,E♭ho!DwhoFwould-Fn'tB♭go!D
FUpFonGtheFhouse-Dtop,E♭click,
Fclick,Gclick,FDownFthro'GtheFchimneyDwithCgoodFSaintB♭Nick.
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
- 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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