Hot Cross Buns Recorder Notes
Letters and fingering pictures for soprano recorder, with the words under each note. Starts B A G B B A.
The notes and words
Key: G major.
BHotAcrossGbuns,BOneBaApen-AnyGbuns;
GOneGaGpen-Gny,ATwoAaApen-Any,
BHotAcrossGbuns.
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- Bcovered: thumb, 1
Key: F major.
AHotGcrossFbuns,AOneAaGpen-GnyFbuns;
FOneFaFpen-Fny,GTwoGaGpen-Gny,
AHotGcrossFbuns.
- Fcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
Key: B♭ major.
DHotCcrossB♭buns,DOneDaCpen-CnyB♭buns;
B♭OneB♭aB♭pen-B♭ny,CTwoCaCpen-Cny,
DHotCcrossB♭buns.
- B♭covered: thumb, 1, 3, 4
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- Dcovered: 2
Key: C major.
EHotDcrossCbuns,EOneEaDpen-DnyCbuns;
COneCaCpen-Cny,DTwoDaDpen-Dny,
EHotDcrossCbuns.
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- Dcovered: 2
- Ecovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Staff notation
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About this song
- Melody
- Traditional, 1888
- Words
- Traditional, 1888 (first verse shown)
- Public domain
- Melody 1888, words 1888: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Franklin Square Song Collection No. 5 (Harper & Brothers, 1888), p. 171, “Nursery Songs” no. 2 (1888)
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