Yankee Doodle Trumpet Notes
Letters and valve numbers for B♭ trumpet, with the words under each note. Starts G C C D E C.
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♭.
G0C0Fath'rC0andD1IE0wentC0downE0toD1campG0A-C0longC0withD1Cap-E0tainC0Good-B2win,G0And
C0thereC0weD1sawE0theF1menE0andD1boys,
C0AsB2thickG0asA12has-B2tyC0pud-C0ding.
A12Yan-B2keeA12doo-G0dleA12keepB2itC0up,
G0Yan-A12keeG0doo-F1dleE12dan-F1G0dy,
A12MindB2theA12mu-G0sicA12andB2theC0step,
A12AndG0withC0theB2girlsD1beC0hand-C0y.
- Evalves 1 + 2
- Fvalves 1
- Gopen
- Avalves 1 + 2
- Bvalves 2
- Copen
- Dvalves 1
- Eopen
- Fvalves 1
Key: B♭ major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in A♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in A♭.
F1B♭1Fath'rB♭1andC0ID1wentB♭1downD1toC0campF1A-B♭1longB♭1withC0Cap-D1tainB♭1Good-A12win,F1And
B♭1thereB♭1weC0sawD1theE♭2menD1andC0boys,
B♭1AsA12thickF1asG0has-A12tyB♭1pud-B♭1ding.
G0Yan-A12keeG0doo-F1dleG0keepA12itB♭1up,
F1Yan-G0keeF1doo-E♭23dleD13dan-E♭23F1dy,
G0MindA12theG0mu-F1sicG0andA12theB♭1step,
G0AndF1withB♭1theA12girlsC0beB♭1hand-B♭1y.
- Dvalves 1 + 3
- E♭valves 2 + 3
- Fvalves 1
- Gopen
- Avalves 1 + 2
- B♭valves 1
- Copen
- Dvalves 1
- E♭valves 2
Key: A major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in G major, so it plays along with a piano in G.
E12A12Fath'rA12andB2IC♯12wentA12downC♯12toB2campE12A-A12longA12withB2Cap-C♯12tainA12Good-G♯23win,E12And
A12thereA12weB2sawC♯12theD1menC♯12andB2boys,
A12AsG♯23thickE12asF♯2has-G♯23tyA12pud-A12ding.
F♯2Yan-G♯23keeF♯2doo-E12dleF♯2keepG♯23itA12up,
E12Yan-F♯2keeE12doo-D13dleC♯123dan-D13E12dy,
F♯2MindG♯23theF♯2mu-E12sicF♯2andG♯23theA12step,
F♯2AndE12withA12theG♯23girlsB2beA12hand-A12y.
- C♯valves 1 + 2 + 3
- Dvalves 1 + 3
- Evalves 1 + 2
- F♯valves 2
- G♯valves 2 + 3
- Avalves 1 + 2
- Bvalves 2
- C♯valves 1 + 2
- Dvalves 1
Key: A♭ major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in F♯ major, so it plays along with a piano in F♯.
E♭23A♭23Fath'rA♭23andB♭1IC0wentA♭23downC0toB♭1campE♭23A-A♭23longA♭23withB♭1Cap-C0tainA♭23Good-G0win,E♭23And
A♭23thereA♭23weB♭1sawC0theD♭12menC0andB♭1boys,
A♭23AsG0thickE♭23asF1has-G0tyA♭23pud-A♭23ding.
F1Yan-G0keeF1doo-E♭23dleF1keepG0itA♭23up,
E♭23Yan-F1keeE♭23doo-D♭123dleC0dan-D♭123E♭23dy,
F1MindG0theF1mu-E♭23sicF1andG0theA♭23step,
F1AndE♭23withA♭23theG0girlsB♭1beA♭23hand-A♭23y.
- Copen
- D♭valves 1 + 2 + 3
- E♭valves 2 + 3
- Fvalves 1
- Gopen
- A♭valves 2 + 3
- B♭valves 1
- Copen
- D♭valves 1 + 2
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
- 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)