Deck the Halls Alto Sax Notes
Letter notes in the written key for E♭ alto saxophone, with the words under each note. Starts D C B A G A.
The notes and words
Key: G major for E♭ alto saxophone (written pitch). It sounds in B♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in B♭.
DDeckCtheBhallAwithGboughsAofBhol-Gly,
AFaBlaClaAlaBlaAlaGlaF♯laGla!
D'TisCtheBsea-AsonGtoAbeBjol-Gly,
AFaBlaClaAlaBlaAlaGlaF♯laGla!
ADonBweCnowAourBgayCap-Dpar-Bel,
DTrollCtheBan-AcientGChrist-AmasBcar-Dol,
EFaElaElaElaDlaClaBlaAlaGla!
Key: C major for E♭ alto saxophone (written pitch). It sounds in E♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in E♭.
GDeckFtheEhallDwithCboughsDofEhol-Cly,
DFaElaFlaDlaElaDlaClaBlaCla!
G'TisFtheEsea-DsonCtoDbeEjol-Cly,
DFaElaFlaDlaElaDlaClaBlaCla!
DDonEweFnowDourEgayFap-Gpar-Eel,
GTrollFtheEan-DcientCChrist-DmasEcar-Gol,
AFaAlaAlaAlaGlaFlaElaDlaCla!
Key: B♭ major for E♭ alto saxophone (written pitch). It sounds in D♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in D♭.
FDeckE♭theDhallCwithB♭boughsCofDhol-B♭ly,
CFaDlaE♭laClaDlaClaB♭laAlaB♭la!
F'TisE♭theDsea-CsonB♭toCbeDjol-B♭ly,
CFaDlaE♭laClaDlaClaB♭laAlaB♭la!
CDonDweE♭nowCourDgayE♭ap-Fpar-Del,
FTrollE♭theDan-CcientB♭Christ-CmasDcar-Fol,
GFaGlaGlaGlaFlaE♭laDlaClaB♭la!
Key: A major for E♭ alto saxophone (written pitch). It sounds in C major, so it plays along with a piano in C.
EDeckDtheC♯hallBwithAboughsBofC♯hol-Aly,
BFaC♯laDlaBlaC♯laBlaAlaG♯laAla!
E'TisDtheC♯sea-BsonAtoBbeC♯jol-Aly,
BFaC♯laDlaBlaC♯laBlaAlaG♯laAla!
BDonC♯weDnowBourC♯gayDap-Epar-C♯el,
ETrollDtheC♯an-BcientAChrist-BmasC♯car-Eol,
F♯FaF♯laF♯laF♯laElaDlaC♯laBlaAla!
Staff notation
Play-along guide: the melody played by your browser’s alto sax sound, at concert pitch. The lit note follows the music. Print large notes
About this song
- Melody
- Welsh air (“Nos Galan”), 1794
- Words
- Thomas Oliphant (1799–1879), 1862 (first verse shown)
- Public domain
- Melody 1794, words 1862: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Franklin Square Song Collection (Harper & Brothers, 1881), p. 120, “Deck the Hall with Boughs of Holly” (1881)
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