Auld Lang Syne Trumpet Notes
Letters and valve numbers for B♭ trumpet, with the words under each note. Starts C F F F A G.
The notes and words
Key: F major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in E♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in E♭.
C0ShouldF1auldF1ac-F1quaint-A12anceG0beF1for-G0got,
A12AndF1nev-F1erA12broughtC0toD1mind?D1Should
C0auldA12ac-A12quaint-F1anceG0beF1for-G0got,
A12AndF1daysD13ofD13auldC0langF1syne?D1
C0A12A12F1G0F1G0D1C0A12A12C0D1F1
C0A12A12F1G0F1G0A12F1D13D13C0F1
- Copen
- Dvalves 1 + 3
- Fvalves 1
- Gopen
- Avalves 1 + 2
- Copen
- Dvalves 1
- Fvalves 1
Key: G major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in F major, so it plays along with a piano in F.
D13ShouldG0auldG0ac-G0quaint-B2anceA12beG0for-A12got,
B2AndG0nev-G0erB2broughtD1toE0mind?E0Should
D1auldB2ac-B2quaint-G0anceA12beG0for-A12got,
B2AndG0daysE12ofE12auldD13langG0syne?E0
D1B2B2G0A12G0A12E0D1B2B2D1E0G0
D1B2B2G0A12G0A12B2G0E12E12D13G0
- Dvalves 1 + 3
- Evalves 1 + 2
- Gopen
- Avalves 1 + 2
- Bvalves 2
- Dvalves 1
- Eopen
- Gopen
Key: F♯ major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in E major, so it plays along with a piano in E.
C♯123ShouldF♯2auldF♯2ac-F♯2quaint-A♯1anceG♯23beF♯2for-G♯23got,
A♯1AndF♯2nev-F♯2erA♯1broughtC♯12toD♯2mind?D♯2Should
C♯12auldA♯1ac-A♯1quaint-F♯2anceG♯23beF♯2for-G♯23got,
A♯1AndF♯2daysD♯23ofD♯23auldC♯123langF♯2syne?D♯2
C♯12A♯1A♯1F♯2G♯23F♯2G♯23D♯2C♯12A♯1A♯1C♯12D♯2F♯2
C♯12A♯1A♯1F♯2G♯23F♯2G♯23A♯1F♯2D♯23D♯23C♯123F♯2
- C♯valves 1 + 2 + 3
- D♯valves 2 + 3
- F♯valves 2
- G♯valves 2 + 3
- A♯valves 1
- C♯valves 1 + 2
- D♯valves 2
- F♯valves 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
- Scottish air, 1799
- Words
- Robert Burns (1759–1796), 1796 (first verse shown)
- Public domain
- Melody 1799, words 1796: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Franklin Square Song Collection (Harper & Brothers, 1881), p. 104 (1881)