Happy Birthday to You Trumpet Notes
Letters and valve numbers for B♭ trumpet, with the words under each note. Starts C C D C F E.
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♭.
C0Hap-C0pyD13birth-C0dayF1toE12you,
C0Hap-C0pyD13birth-C0dayG0toF1you,
C0Hap-C0pyC0birth-A12day,F1dearE12(name),
D13B♭1Hap-B♭1pyA12birth-F1dayG0toF1you.
- Copen
- Dvalves 1 + 3
- Evalves 1 + 2
- Fvalves 1
- Gopen
- Avalves 1 + 2
- B♭valves 1
- Copen
Key: G major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in F major, so it plays along with a piano in F.
D13Hap-D13pyE12birth-D13dayG0toF♯2you,
D13Hap-D13pyE12birth-D13dayA12toG0you,
D13Hap-D13pyD1birth-B2day,G0dearF♯2(name),
E12C0Hap-C0pyB2birth-G0dayA12toG0you.
- Dvalves 1 + 3
- Evalves 1 + 2
- F♯valves 2
- Gopen
- Avalves 1 + 2
- Bvalves 2
- Copen
- Dvalves 1
Key: A major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in G major, so it plays along with a piano in G.
E12Hap-E12pyF♯2birth-E12dayA12toG♯23you,
E12Hap-E12pyF♯2birth-E12dayB2toA12you,
E12Hap-E12pyE0birth-C♯12day,A12dearG♯23(name),
F♯2D1Hap-D1pyC♯12birth-A12dayB2toA12you.
- Evalves 1 + 2
- F♯valves 2
- G♯valves 2 + 3
- Avalves 1 + 2
- Bvalves 2
- C♯valves 1 + 2
- Dvalves 1
- Eopen
Key: A♭ major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in F♯ major, so it plays along with a piano in F♯.
E♭23Hap-E♭23pyF1birth-E♭23dayA♭23toG0you,
E♭23Hap-E♭23pyF1birth-E♭23dayB♭1toA♭23you,
E♭23Hap-E♭23pyE♭2birth-C0day,A♭23dearG0(name),
F1D♭12Hap-D♭12pyC0birth-A♭23dayB♭1toA♭23you.
- E♭valves 2 + 3
- Fvalves 1
- Gopen
- A♭valves 2 + 3
- B♭valves 1
- Copen
- D♭valves 1 + 2
- E♭valves 2
Staff notation
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About this song
- Melody
- Mildred J. Hill (1859–1916), 1893
- Words
- Traditional, 1911 (first verse shown)
- Public domain
- Melody 1893, words 1911: first published before 1931.
- Source
- “Good Morning to All”, in Song Stories for the Kindergarten (Clayton F. Summy, 1893), scans on IMSLP (1893)
- Words source
- Words first printed with the tune in The Elementary Worker and His Work (1911); Marya v. Warner/Chappell (C.D. Cal. 2015) found no valid copyright in them, and the 2016 settlement ended in a judgment that the song is public domain
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