Bells & Xylophone Medium

Aura Lee Xylophone & Bells Notes

Letters and boomwhacker colors for bells, xylophone or boomwhackers, with the words under each note. Starts C F E F G D.

Key
C major
Range
C4–B4
Length
48 notes
Melody
1861, public domain

The notes and words

Key: C major, white keys only, so every note is on a C major set.

CAsFtheEblack-FbirdGinDtheGspring,

F'NeathEtheDwil-ElowFtree

CSatFandEpip'd,FIGheardDhimGsing,

FSingEofDAu-EraFLee.

EAu-EraELee!FAu-FraFLee!

GMaidGofGgold-GenAhair!

ASun-AshineBcameAa-GlongDwithGthee,

FAndEswal-ElowsAinGtheFair.

Boomwhacker colors (C major set), always with the letter. Maker’s color list.
  • Cred
  • Dorange
  • Eyellow
  • Flight green
  • Gaqua
  • Aviolet
  • Bfuchsia
70%

Staff notation

Play-along guide: the melody played by your browser’s bells sound. The lit note follows the music. Print large notes

About this song

Melody
George R. Poulton (1828–1867), 1861
Words
W. W. Fosdick (1825–1862), 1861 (first verse shown)
Public domain
Melody 1861, words 1861: first published before 1931.
Source
Heart Songs Dear to the American People (Chapple, 1909), p. 399, “Aura Lee” (1909)