Brahms’ Lullaby
Letters and valve numbers for B♭ trumpet. Starts E E G E E G.
The notes
Key: C major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in B♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in B♭.
E12E12G0E12E12G0E12G0C0B2A12A12G0D13E12F1D13D13E12F1D13F1B2A12G0B2C0C0C0
C0A12F1G0E12C0F1G0A12G0C0C0C0C0A12F1G0E12C0F1E12D13C0
- Copen
- Dvalves 1 + 3
- Evalves 1 + 2
- Fvalves 1
- Gopen
- Avalves 1 + 2
- Bvalves 2
- Copen
Key: D major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in C major, so it plays along with a piano in C.
F♯2F♯2A12F♯2F♯2A12F♯2A12D1C♯12B2B2A12E12F♯2G0E12E12F♯2G0E12G0C♯12B2A12C♯12D1D13D13
D1B2G0A12F♯2D13G0A12B2A12D13D13D13D1B2G0A12F♯2D13G0F♯2E12D13
- Dvalves 1 + 3
- Evalves 1 + 2
- F♯valves 2
- Gopen
- Avalves 1 + 2
- Bvalves 2
- C♯valves 1 + 2
- Dvalves 1
Key: F major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in E♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in E♭.
A12A12C0A12A12C0A12C0F1E0D1D1C0G0A12B♭1G0G0A12B♭1G0B♭1E0D1C0E0F1F1F1
F1D1B♭1C0A12F1B♭1C0D1C0F1F1F1F1D1B♭1C0A12F1B♭1A12G0F1
- Fvalves 1
- Gopen
- Avalves 1 + 2
- B♭valves 1
- Copen
- Dvalves 1
- Eopen
- Fvalves 1
Key: E♭ major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in D♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in D♭.
G0G0B♭1G0G0B♭1G0B♭1E♭2D1C0C0B♭1F1G0A♭23F1F1G0A♭23F1A♭23D1C0B♭1D1E♭2E♭23E♭23
E♭2C0A♭23B♭1G0E♭23A♭23B♭1C0B♭1E♭23E♭23E♭23E♭2C0A♭23B♭1G0E♭23A♭23G0F1E♭23
- E♭valves 2 + 3
- Fvalves 1
- Gopen
- A♭valves 2 + 3
- B♭valves 1
- Copen
- Dvalves 1
- E♭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
- 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)