I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day Trumpet Notes with Valves
Letters and valve numbers for B♭ trumpet, with the words under each note. Starts D F♯ F F♯ F♯ G.
The notes and words
Key: D major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in C major, so it plays along with a piano in C.
D13IF♯2heardF1theF♯2bellsF♯2onG0Christ-F♯2masG0dayG♯23Their
A12oldD1fa-C♯12mil-B2iarB2car-A12olsA12play,
A12AndA12wildG0andF♯2sweet
G0theF♯2wordsE12re-D13peatE12OfF♯2peaceG0onA12earth,
B2goodC♯123willE12toD13men.
- C♯valves 1 + 2 + 3
- Dvalves 1 + 3
- Evalves 1 + 2
- Fvalves 1
- F♯valves 2
- Gopen
- G♯valves 2 + 3
- 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♭.
F1IA12heardA♭23theA12bellsA12onB♭1Christ-A12masB♭1dayB2Their
C0oldF1fa-E0mil-D1iarD1car-C0olsC0play,
C0AndC0wildB♭1andA12sweet
B♭1theA12wordsG0re-F1peatG0OfA12peaceB♭1onC0earth,
D1goodE12willG0toF1men.
- Evalves 1 + 2
- Fvalves 1
- Gopen
- A♭valves 2 + 3
- Avalves 1 + 2
- B♭valves 1
- Bvalves 2
- 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♭.
E♭23IG0heardG♭2theG0bellsG0onA♭23Christ-G0masA♭23dayA12Their
B♭1oldE♭2fa-D1mil-C0iarC0car-B♭1olsB♭1play,
B♭1AndB♭1wildA♭23andG0sweet
A♭23theG0wordsF1re-E♭23peatF1OfG0peaceA♭23onB♭1earth,
C0goodD13willF1toE♭23men.
- Dvalves 1 + 3
- E♭valves 2 + 3
- Fvalves 1
- G♭valves 2
- Gopen
- A♭valves 2 + 3
- Avalves 1 + 2
- B♭valves 1
- Copen
- Dvalves 1
- E♭valves 2
Key: D♭ major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in B major, so it plays along with a piano in B.
D♭123IF1heardE12theF1bellsF1onG♭2Christ-F1masG♭2dayG0Their
A♭23oldD♭12fa-C0mil-B♭1iarB♭1car-A♭23olsA♭23play,
A♭23AndA♭23wildG♭2andF1sweet
G♭2theF1wordsE♭23re-D♭123peatE♭23OfF1peaceG♭2onA♭23earth,
B♭1goodC0willE♭23toD♭123men.
- Copen
- D♭valves 1 + 2 + 3
- E♭valves 2 + 3
- Evalves 1 + 2
- Fvalves 1
- G♭valves 2
- Gopen
- A♭valves 2 + 3
- B♭valves 1
- Copen
- D♭valves 1 + 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
- Tune WALTHAM (CALKIN), John Baptiste Calkin, 1872
- Words
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882), 1864 (first verse shown; all verses on HymnKeys)
- Public domain
- Melody 1872, words 1864: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Open Hymnal Project file marked public domain, via HymnKeys
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