Yankee Doodle Flute Notes
Letter notes for flute, with the words under each note. Starts G C C D E C.
The notes and words
Key: C major.
GCFath'rCandDIEwentCdownEtoDcampGA-ClongCwithDCap-EtainCGood-Bwin,GAnd
CthereCweDsawEtheFmenEandDboys,
CAsBthickGasAhas-BtyCpud-Cding.
AYan-BkeeAdoo-GdleAkeepBitCup,
GYan-AkeeGdoo-FdleEdan-FGdy,
AMindBtheAmu-GsicAandBtheCstep,
AAndGwithCtheBgirlsDbeChand-Cy.
Key: F major.
CFFath'rFandGIAwentFdownAtoGcampCA-FlongFwithGCap-AtainFGood-Ewin,CAnd
FthereFweGsawAtheB♭menAandGboys,
FAsEthickCasDhas-EtyFpud-Fding.
DYan-EkeeDdoo-CdleDkeepEitFup,
CYan-DkeeCdoo-B♭dleAdan-B♭Cdy,
DMindEtheDmu-CsicDandEtheFstep,
DAndCwithFtheEgirlsGbeFhand-Fy.
Key: G major.
DGFath'rGandAIBwentGdownBtoAcampDA-GlongGwithACap-BtainGGood-F♯win,DAnd
GthereGweAsawBtheCmenBandAboys,
GAsF♯thickDasEhas-F♯tyGpud-Gding.
EYan-F♯keeEdoo-DdleEkeepF♯itGup,
DYan-EkeeDdoo-CdleBdan-CDdy,
EMindF♯theEmu-DsicEandF♯theGstep,
EAndDwithGtheF♯girlsAbeGhand-Gy.
Key: B♭ major (the original key).
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.
Staff notation
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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)