My Country, ’Tis of Thee
Letters and numbers for piano, with the words under each note. Starts F F G E F G.
The notes and words
Key: F major (the original key).
F4MyF4coun-G5try,E3'tisF4ofG5thee,
A6SweetA6landB♭7♭ofA6lib-G5er-F4ty,
G5OfF4theeE3IF4sing;
C1̇LandC1̇whereC1̇myC1̇fa-B♭7♭thersA6died,
B♭7♭LandB♭7♭ofB♭7♭theB♭7♭pil-A6grims'G5pride,
A6FromB♭7♭ev-A6'ryG5moun-F4tain-A6sideB♭7♭LetC1̇free-D2̇domB♭7♭A6G5F4ring!
- 3E4
- 4F4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7♭B♭4
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
Key: G major.
G5MyG5coun-A6try,F♯4♯'tisG5ofA6thee,
B7SweetB7landC1̇ofB7lib-A6er-G5ty,
A6OfG5theeF♯4♯IG5sing;
D2̇LandD2̇whereD2̇myD2̇fa-C1̇thersB7died,
C1̇LandC1̇ofC1̇theC1̇pil-B7grims'A6pride,
B7FromC1̇ev-B7'ryA6moun-G5tain-B7sideC1̇LetD2̇free-E3̇domC1̇B7A6G5ring!
- 4♯F♯4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7B4
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
- 3̇E5
Key: C major.
C1MyC1coun-D2try,B7̣'tisC1ofD2thee,
E3SweetE3landF4ofE3lib-D2er-C1ty,
D2OfC1theeB7̣IC1sing;
G5LandG5whereG5myG5fa-F4thersE3died,
F4LandF4ofF4theF4pil-E3grims'D2pride,
E3FromF4ev-E3'ryD2moun-C1tain-E3sideF4LetG5free-A6domF4E3D2C1ring!
- 7̣B3
- 1C4 (middle C)
- 2D4
- 3E4
- 4F4
- 5G4
- 6A4
Key: D major.
D2MyD2coun-E3try,C♯1♯'tisD2ofE3thee,
F♯4♯SweetF♯4♯landG5ofF♯4♯lib-E3er-D2ty,
E3OfD2theeC♯1♯ID2sing;
A6LandA6whereA6myA6fa-G5thersF♯4♯died,
G5LandG5ofG5theG5pil-F♯4♯grims'E3pride,
F♯4♯FromG5ev-F♯4♯'ryE3moun-D2tain-F♯4♯sideG5LetA6free-B7domG5F♯4♯E3D2ring!
- 1♯C♯4
- 2D4
- 3E4
- 4♯F♯4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7B4
Staff notation
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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)