Aura Lee Recorder Notes
Letters and fingering pictures for soprano recorder, with the words under each note. Starts D G F♯ G A E.
The notes and words
Key: D major.
DAsGtheF♯black-GbirdAinEtheAspring,
G'NeathF♯theEwil-F♯lowGtree
DSatGandF♯pip'd,GIAheardEhimAsing,
GSingF♯ofEAu-F♯raGLee.
F♯Au-F♯raF♯Lee!GAu-GraGLee!
AMaidAofAgold-AenBhair!
BSun-BshineC♯cameBa-AlongEwithAthee,
GAndF♯swal-F♯lowsBinAtheGair.
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- F♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- Bcovered: thumb, 1
- C♯covered: 1, 2
Key: C major.
CAsFtheEblack-FbirdGinDtheGspring,
F'NeathEtheDwil-ElowFtree
CSatFandEpip'd,FIGheardDhimGsing,
FSingEofDAu-EraFLee.
EAu-EraELee!FAu-FraFLee!
GMaidGofGgold-GenAhair!
ASun-AshineBcameAa-GlongDwithGthee,
FAndEswal-ElowsAinGtheFair.
- Ccovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- 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
Key: F major (the original key).
FAsB♭theAblack-B♭birdCinGtheCspring,
B♭'NeathAtheGwil-AlowB♭tree
FSatB♭andApip'd,B♭ICheardGhimCsing,
B♭SingAofGAu-AraB♭Lee.
AAu-AraALee!B♭Au-B♭raB♭Lee!
CMaidCofCgold-CenDhair!
DSun-DshineEcameDa-ClongGwithCthee,
B♭AndAswal-AlowsDinCtheB♭air.
- 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
- Ecovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Key: E♭ major.
E♭AsA♭theGblack-A♭birdB♭inFtheB♭spring,
A♭'NeathGtheFwil-GlowA♭tree
E♭SatA♭andGpip'd,A♭IB♭heardFhimB♭sing,
A♭SingGofFAu-GraA♭Lee.
GAu-GraGLee!A♭Au-A♭raA♭Lee!
B♭MaidB♭ofB♭gold-B♭enChair!
CSun-CshineDcameCa-B♭longFwithB♭thee,
A♭AndGswal-GlowsCinB♭theA♭air.
- 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
- Dcovered: 2
Staff notation
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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)