Mary Had a Little Lamb Recorder Notes
Letters and fingering pictures for soprano recorder, with the words under each note. Starts A G F G A A.
The notes and words
Key: F major (the original key).
AMa-GryFhadGaAlit-AtleAlamb,
Glit-GtleGlamb,Alit-CtleClamb,
AMa-GryFhadGaAlit-AtleAlamb,
AItsGfleeceGwasAwhiteGasFsnow.
- Fcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
Key: G major.
BMa-AryGhadAaBlit-BtleBlamb,
Alit-AtleAlamb,Blit-DtleDlamb,
BMa-AryGhadAaBlit-BtleBlamb,
BItsAfleeceAwasBwhiteAasGsnow.
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- Bcovered: thumb, 1
- Dcovered: 2
Key: D major.
F♯Ma-EryDhadEaF♯lit-F♯tleF♯lamb,
Elit-EtleElamb,F♯lit-AtleAlamb,
F♯Ma-EryDhadEaF♯lit-F♯tleF♯lamb,
F♯ItsEfleeceEwasF♯whiteEasDsnow.
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- F♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
Key: C major.
EMa-DryChadDaElit-EtleElamb,
Dlit-DtleDlamb,Elit-GtleGlamb,
EMa-DryChadDaElit-EtleElamb,
EItsDfleeceDwasEwhiteDasCsnow.
- Ccovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
Staff notation
Play-along guide: the melody played by your browser’s recorder sound. The lit note follows the music. Print large notes
About this song
- Melody
- Traditional, 1909
- Words
- Sarah Josepha Hale (1788–1879), 1830 (first verse shown)
- Public domain
- Melody 1909, words 1830: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Heart Songs Dear to the American People (Chapple, 1909), p. 345, “Mary Had a Little Lamb” (1909)
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