Brahms’ Lullaby
Letter notes in the written key for B♭ clarinet. Starts B B D B B D.
The notes
Key: G major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in F major, so it plays along with a piano in F.
BBDBBDBDGF♯EEDABCAABCACF♯EDF♯GGG
GECDBGCDEDGGGGECDBGCBAG
Key: F major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in E♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in E♭.
AACAACACFEDDCGAB♭GGAB♭GB♭EDCEFFF
FDB♭CAFB♭CDCFFFFDB♭CAFB♭AGF
Key: C major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in B♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in B♭.
EEGEEGEGC↑B↑AAGDEFDDEFDFB↑AGB↑C↑CC
C↑AFGECFGAGCCCC↑AFGECFEDC
Notes marked ↑ are above B♭4 and cross the break (use the register key).
Key: B♭ major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in A♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in A♭.
DDFDDFDFB♭AGGFCDE♭CCDE♭CE♭AGFAB♭B♭B♭
B♭GE♭FDB♭E♭FGFB♭B♭B♭B♭GE♭FDB♭E♭DCB♭
Staff notation
Play-along guide: the melody played by your browser’s clarinet sound, at concert pitch. The lit note follows the music. Print large notes
About this song
- Melody
- Johannes Brahms (1833–1897), 1868
- Public domain
- Melody 1868, melody only: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Brahms, Wiegenlied, Op. 49 No. 4 (first edition, N. Simrock, 1868), scans on IMSLP (1868)