My Country, ’Tis of Thee (America): notes for 9 instruments
“My country, ’tis of thee…” Pick your instrument. Each page shows the notes in the easiest key that fits it, with a play-along player and a print sheet.
- PianoLetters · F majorE4–D5 Medium
- KalimbaTabs · C majorB4–A5 Easy
- RecorderLetters · F majorE4–D5 Medium
- FluteLetters · C majorB4–A5 Easy
- ViolinLetters · C majorB4–A5 Easy
- ClarinetLetters · C major (written)B3–A4 Easy
- TrumpetValves · D major (written)C♯4–B4 Medium
- Alto SaxLetters · F major (written)E4–D5 Medium
- HarmonicaTabs · C majorB4–A5 Easy
Not on bells & xylophone: no key keeps every note on that instrument without sharps, flats or bends.
Words (first verse)
My country, 'tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing;
Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrims' pride, From ev'ry mountainside Let freedom ring!
About this song
- Melody
- Traditional (tune of “God Save the King”), 1745
- Words
- Samuel Francis Smith (1808–1895), 1831 (first verse shown)
- Public domain
- Melody 1745, words 1831: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Franklin Square Song Collection (Harper & Brothers, 1881), p. 30, “National Hymn” (1881)