Up on the Housetop Trumpet Notes
Letters and valve numbers for B♭ trumpet, with the words under each note. Starts G G A G E D.
The notes and words
Key: C major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in B♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in B♭.
G0UpG0onA12theG0house-E12topD13C0rein-E12deerG0pause,
A12OutA12jumpsG0goodE12oldD13San-G0taG0Claus;
G0DownG0thro'A12theG0chim-E12neyD13withC0lotsE12ofG0toys,
A12AllA12forA12theG0lit-G0tleE12ones,
E12D13Christ-G0masC0joys.
F1Ho,F1ho,A12ho!G0whoG0would-G0n'tE12go!
D13Ho,F1ho,F1ho!E12whoG0would-G0n'tC0go!E12
G0UpG0onA12theG0house-E12top,F1click,
G0click,A12click,G0DownG0thro'A12theG0chimneyE12withD13goodG0SaintC0Nick.
- Copen
- Dvalves 1 + 3
- Evalves 1 + 2
- Fvalves 1
- Gopen
- Avalves 1 + 2
Key: D major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in C major, so it plays along with a piano in C.
A12UpA12onB2theA12house-F♯2topE12D13rein-F♯2deerA12pause,
B2OutB2jumpsA12goodF♯2oldE12San-A12taA12Claus;
A12DownA12thro'B2theA12chim-F♯2neyE12withD13lotsF♯2ofA12toys,
B2AllB2forB2theA12lit-A12tleF♯2ones,
F♯2E12Christ-A12masD13joys.
G0Ho,G0ho,B2ho!A12whoA12would-A12n'tF♯2go!
E12Ho,G0ho,G0ho!F♯2whoA12would-A12n'tD13go!F♯2
A12UpA12onB2theA12house-F♯2top,G0click,
A12click,B2click,A12DownA12thro'B2theA12chimneyF♯2withE12goodA12SaintD13Nick.
- Dvalves 1 + 3
- Evalves 1 + 2
- F♯valves 2
- Gopen
- Avalves 1 + 2
- Bvalves 2
Key: F major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in E♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in E♭.
C0UpC0onD1theC0house-A12topG0F1rein-A12deerC0pause,
D1OutD1jumpsC0goodA12oldG0San-C0taC0Claus;
C0DownC0thro'D1theC0chim-A12neyG0withF1lotsA12ofC0toys,
D1AllD1forD1theC0lit-C0tleA12ones,
A12G0Christ-C0masF1joys.
B♭1Ho,B♭1ho,D1ho!C0whoC0would-C0n'tA12go!
G0Ho,B♭1ho,B♭1ho!A12whoC0would-C0n'tF1go!A12
C0UpC0onD1theC0house-A12top,B♭1click,
C0click,D1click,C0DownC0thro'D1theC0chimneyA12withG0goodC0SaintF1Nick.
- Fvalves 1
- Gopen
- Avalves 1 + 2
- B♭valves 1
- Copen
- Dvalves 1
Key: E♭ major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in D♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in D♭.
B♭1UpB♭1onC0theB♭1house-G0topF1E♭23rein-G0deerB♭1pause,
C0OutC0jumpsB♭1goodG0oldF1San-B♭1taB♭1Claus;
B♭1DownB♭1thro'C0theB♭1chim-G0neyF1withE♭23lotsG0ofB♭1toys,
C0AllC0forC0theB♭1lit-B♭1tleG0ones,
G0F1Christ-B♭1masE♭23joys.
A♭23Ho,A♭23ho,C0ho!B♭1whoB♭1would-B♭1n'tG0go!
F1Ho,A♭23ho,A♭23ho!G0whoB♭1would-B♭1n'tE♭23go!G0
B♭1UpB♭1onC0theB♭1house-G0top,A♭23click,
B♭1click,C0click,B♭1DownB♭1thro'C0theB♭1chimneyG0withF1goodB♭1SaintE♭23Nick.
- E♭valves 2 + 3
- Fvalves 1
- Gopen
- A♭valves 2 + 3
- B♭valves 1
- Copen
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
- 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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