Yankee Doodle Recorder Notes
Letters and fingering pictures for soprano recorder, with the words under each note. Starts F B♭ B♭ C D B♭.
The notes and words
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.
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- E♭covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, half 6
- Fcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- B♭covered: thumb, 1, 3, 4
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- Dcovered: 2
- E♭covered: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Key: C major.
GCFath'rCandDIEwentCdownEtoDcampGA-ClongCwithDCap-EtainCGood-Bwin,GAnd
CthereCweDsawEtheFmenEandDboys,
CAsBthickGasAhas-BtyCpud-Cding.
AYan-BkeeAdoo-GdleAkeepBitCup,
GYan-AkeeGdoo-FdleEdan-FGdy,
AMindBtheAmu-GsicAandBtheCstep,
AAndGwithCtheBgirlsDbeChand-Cy.
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Fcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- Bcovered: thumb, 1
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- Dcovered: 2
- Ecovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Fcovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Key: A major.
EAFath'rAandBIC♯wentAdownC♯toBcampEA-AlongAwithBCap-C♯tainAGood-G♯win,EAnd
AthereAweBsawC♯theDmenC♯andBboys,
AAsG♯thickEasF♯has-G♯tyApud-Ading.
F♯Yan-G♯keeF♯doo-EdleF♯keepG♯itAup,
EYan-F♯keeEdoo-DdleC♯dan-DEdy,
F♯MindG♯theF♯mu-EsicF♯andG♯theAstep,
F♯AndEwithAtheG♯girlsBbeAhand-Ay.
- C♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, half 7
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- F♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
- G♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 4, 5, half 6
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- Bcovered: thumb, 1
- C♯covered: 1, 2
- Dcovered: 2
Key: A♭ major.
E♭A♭Fath'rA♭andB♭ICwentA♭downCtoB♭campE♭A-A♭longA♭withB♭Cap-CtainA♭Good-Gwin,E♭And
A♭thereA♭weB♭sawCtheD♭menCandB♭boys,
A♭AsGthickE♭asFhas-GtyA♭pud-A♭ding.
FYan-GkeeFdoo-E♭dleFkeepGitA♭up,
E♭Yan-FkeeE♭doo-D♭dleCdan-D♭E♭dy,
FMindGtheFmu-E♭sicFandGtheA♭step,
FAndE♭withA♭theGgirlsB♭beA♭hand-A♭y.
- Ccovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- D♭covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, half 7
- E♭covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, half 6
- Fcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- A♭covered: thumb, 1, 2, 4, 5, half 6
- B♭covered: thumb, 1, 3, 4
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- D♭covered: 1, 2
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)