Jingle Bells Clarinet Notes
Letter notes in the written key for B♭ clarinet, with the words under each note. Starts G E D C G G.
The notes and words
Key: C major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in B♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in B♭.
GDash-EingDthroughCtheGsnowGInGaGone-EhorseDo-CpenAsleigh,
AO'erFtheEfieldsDweBgo,GLaugh-GingFallDtheEway;
GBellsEonDbob-CtailGring,GMak-EingDspir-CitsAbright;
AWhatAfunFitEisDtoGrideGandGsingGAAsleigh-GingFsongDto-Cnight!
EJin-EgleEbells,Ejin-EgleEbells,
EJin-GgleCallDtheEway!FOh,
FwhatFfunFitFisEtoErideEInEaEone-DhorseDo-EpenDsleigh!G
EJin-EgleEbells,Ejin-EgleEbells,
EJin-GgleCallDtheEway!FOh,
FwhatFfunFitFisEtoErideEInEaGone-GhorseFo-DpenCsleigh!
Key: B♭ major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in A♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in A♭.
FDash-DingCthroughB♭theFsnowFInFaFone-DhorseCo-B♭penGsleigh,
GO'erE♭theDfieldsCweAgo,FLaugh-FingE♭allCtheDway;
FBellsDonCbob-B♭tailFring,FMak-DingCspir-B♭itsGbright;
GWhatGfunE♭itDisCtoFrideFandFsingFAGsleigh-FingE♭songCto-B♭night!
DJin-DgleDbells,Djin-DgleDbells,
DJin-FgleB♭allCtheDway!E♭Oh,
E♭whatE♭funE♭itE♭isDtoDrideDInDaDone-ChorseCo-DpenCsleigh!F
DJin-DgleDbells,Djin-DgleDbells,
DJin-FgleB♭allCtheDway!E♭Oh,
E♭whatE♭funE♭itE♭isDtoDrideDInDaFone-FhorseE♭o-CpenB♭sleigh!
Key: D major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in C major, so it plays along with a piano in C.
ADash-F♯ingEthroughDtheAsnowAInAaAone-F♯horseEo-DpenBsleigh,
BO'erGtheF♯fieldsEweC♯go,ALaugh-AingGallEtheF♯way;
ABellsF♯onEbob-DtailAring,AMak-F♯ingEspir-DitsBbright;
BWhatBfunGitF♯isEtoArideAandAsingAAB↑sleigh-AingGsongEto-Dnight!
F♯Jin-F♯gleF♯bells,F♯jin-F♯gleF♯bells,
F♯Jin-AgleDallEtheF♯way!GOh,
GwhatGfunGitGisF♯toF♯rideF♯InF♯aF♯one-EhorseEo-F♯penEsleigh!A
F♯Jin-F♯gleF♯bells,F♯jin-F♯gleF♯bells,
F♯Jin-AgleDallEtheF♯way!GOh,
GwhatGfunGitGisF♯toF♯rideF♯InF♯aAone-AhorseGo-EpenDsleigh!
Notes marked ↑ are above B♭4 and cross the break (use the register key).
Key: F major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in E♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in E♭.
CDash-AingGthroughFtheCsnowCInCaCone-AhorseGo-FpenDsleigh,
DO'erB♭theAfieldsGweEgo,C↑Laugh-C↑ingB♭allGtheAway;
CBellsAonGbob-FtailCring,CMak-AingGspir-FitsDbright;
DWhatDfunB♭itAisGtoC↑rideC↑andC↑singC↑AD↑sleigh-C↑ingB♭songGto-Fnight!
AJin-AgleAbells,Ajin-AgleAbells,
AJin-C↑gleFallGtheAway!B♭Oh,
B♭whatB♭funB♭itB♭isAtoArideAInAaAone-GhorseGo-ApenGsleigh!C↑
AJin-AgleAbells,Ajin-AgleAbells,
AJin-C↑gleFallGtheAway!B♭Oh,
B♭whatB♭funB♭itB♭isAtoArideAInAaC↑one-C↑horseB♭o-GpenFsleigh!
Notes marked ↑ are above B♭4 and cross the break (use the register key).
Staff notation
Play-along guide: the melody played by your browser’s clarinet sound, at concert pitch. The lit note follows the music. Print large notes
About this song
- Melody
- James Lord Pierpont (1822–1893), 1857
- Words
- James Lord Pierpont (1822–1893), 1857 (first verse shown)
- Public domain
- Melody 1857, words 1857: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Heart Songs Dear to the American People (Chapple, 1909), p. 148, “Jingle, Bells” (1909)
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