Deck the Halls Trumpet Notes
Letters and valve numbers for B♭ trumpet, with the words under each note. Starts C B♭ A G F G.
The notes and words
Key: F major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in E♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in E♭.
C0DeckB♭1theA12hallG0withF1boughsG0ofA12hol-F1ly,
G0FaA12laB♭1laG0laA12laG0laF1laE12laF1la!
C0'TisB♭1theA12sea-G0sonF1toG0beA12jol-F1ly,
G0FaA12laB♭1laG0laA12laG0laF1laE12laF1la!
G0DonA12weB♭1nowG0ourA12gayB♭1ap-C0par-A12el,
C0TrollB♭1theA12an-G0cientF1Christ-G0masA12car-C0ol,
D1FaD1laD1laD1laC0laB♭1laA12laG0laF1la!
- Copen
- Evalves 1 + 2
- Fvalves 1
- Gopen
- Avalves 1 + 2
- B♭valves 1
- Copen
- Dvalves 1
Key: G major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in F major, so it plays along with a piano in F.
D1DeckC0theB2hallA12withG0boughsA12ofB2hol-G0ly,
A12FaB2laC0laA12laB2laA12laG0laF♯2laG0la!
D1'TisC0theB2sea-A12sonG0toA12beB2jol-G0ly,
A12FaB2laC0laA12laB2laA12laG0laF♯2laG0la!
A12DonB2weC0nowA12ourB2gayC0ap-D1par-B2el,
D1TrollC0theB2an-A12cientG0Christ-A12masB2car-D13ol,
E0FaE0laE0laE0laD1laC0laB2laA12laG0la!
- Dvalves 1 + 3
- F♯valves 2
- Gopen
- Avalves 1 + 2
- Bvalves 2
- Copen
- Dvalves 1
- Eopen
Key: F♯ major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in E major, so it plays along with a piano in E.
C♯12DeckB2theA♯1hallG♯23withF♯2boughsG♯23ofA♯1hol-F♯2ly,
G♯23FaA♯1laB2laG♯23laA♯1laG♯23laF♯2laE♯1laF♯2la!
C♯12'TisB2theA♯1sea-G♯23sonF♯2toG♯23beA♯1jol-F♯2ly,
G♯23FaA♯1laB2laG♯23laA♯1laG♯23laF♯2laE♯1laF♯2la!
G♯23DonA♯1weB2nowG♯23ourA♯1gayB2ap-C♯12par-A♯1el,
C♯12TrollB2theA♯1an-G♯23cientF♯2Christ-G♯23masA♯1car-C♯123ol,
D♯2FaD♯2laD♯2laD♯2laC♯12laB2laA♯1laG♯23laF♯2la!
- C♯valves 1 + 2 + 3
- E♯valves 1
- F♯valves 2
- G♯valves 2 + 3
- A♯valves 1
- Bvalves 2
- C♯valves 1 + 2
- D♯valves 2
Key: A♭ major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in F♯ major, so it plays along with a piano in F♯.
E♭2DeckD♭12theC0hallB♭1withA♭23boughsB♭1ofC0hol-A♭23ly,
B♭1FaC0laD♭12laB♭1laC0laB♭1laA♭23laG0laA♭23la!
E♭2'TisD♭12theC0sea-B♭1sonA♭23toB♭1beC0jol-A♭23ly,
B♭1FaC0laD♭12laB♭1laC0laB♭1laA♭23laG0laA♭23la!
B♭1DonC0weD♭12nowB♭1ourC0gayD♭12ap-E♭2par-C0el,
E♭2TrollD♭12theC0an-B♭1cientA♭23Christ-B♭1masC0car-E♭23ol,
F1FaF1laF1laF1laE♭2laD♭12laC0laB♭1laA♭23la!
- E♭valves 2 + 3
- Gopen
- A♭valves 2 + 3
- B♭valves 1
- Copen
- D♭valves 1 + 2
- E♭valves 2
- Fvalves 1
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
- 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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