Yankee Doodle Alto Sax Notes
Letter notes in the written key for E♭ alto saxophone, with the words under each note. Starts G C C D E C.
The notes and words
Key: C major for E♭ alto saxophone (written pitch). It sounds in E♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in E♭.
GCFath'rCandDIEwentCdownEtoDcampGA-ClongCwithDCap-EtainCGood-Bwin,GAnd
CthereCweDsawEtheFmenEandDboys,
CAsBthickGasAhas-BtyCpud-Cding.
AYan-BkeeAdoo-GdleAkeepBitCup,
GYan-AkeeGdoo-FdleEdan-FGdy,
AMindBtheAmu-GsicAandBtheCstep,
AAndGwithCtheBgirlsDbeChand-Cy.
Key: B♭ major for E♭ alto saxophone (written pitch). It sounds in D♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in D♭.
FB♭Fath'rB♭andCIDwentB♭downDtoCcampFA-B♭longB♭withCCap-DtainB♭Good-Awin,FAnd
B♭thereB♭weCsawDtheE♭menDandCboys,
B♭AsAthickFasGhas-AtyB♭pud-B♭ding.
GYan-AkeeGdoo-FdleGkeepAitB♭up,
FYan-GkeeFdoo-E♭dleDdan-E♭Fdy,
GMindAtheGmu-FsicGandAtheB♭step,
GAndFwithB♭theAgirlsCbeB♭hand-B♭y.
Key: D major for E♭ alto saxophone (written pitch). It sounds in F major, so it plays along with a piano in F.
ADFath'rDandEIF♯wentDdownF♯toEcampAA-DlongDwithECap-F♯tainDGood-C♯win,AAnd
DthereDweEsawF♯theGmenF♯andEboys,
DAsC♯thickAasBhas-C♯tyDpud-Dding.
BYan-C♯keeBdoo-AdleBkeepC♯itDup,
AYan-BkeeAdoo-GdleF♯dan-GAdy,
BMindC♯theBmu-AsicBandC♯theDstep,
BAndAwithDtheC♯girlsEbeDhand-Dy.
Key: B major for E♭ alto saxophone (written pitch). It sounds in D major, so it plays along with a piano in D.
F♯BFath'rBandC♯ID♯wentBdownD♯toC♯campF♯A-BlongBwithC♯Cap-D♯tainBGood-A♯win,F♯And
BthereBweC♯sawD♯theEmenD♯andC♯boys,
BAsA♯thickF♯asG♯has-A♯tyBpud-Bding.
G♯Yan-A♯keeG♯doo-F♯dleG♯keepA♯itBup,
F♯Yan-G♯keeF♯doo-EdleD♯dan-EF♯dy,
G♯MindA♯theG♯mu-F♯sicG♯andA♯theBstep,
G♯AndF♯withBtheA♯girlsC♯beBhand-By.
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
- Traditional, 1782
- Words
- Traditional, 1909 (first verse shown)
- Public domain
- Melody 1782, words 1909: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Heart Songs Dear to the American People (Chapple, 1909), p. 382, “Yankee Doodle” (1909)