Ode to Joy Trumpet Notes
Letters and valve numbers for B♭ trumpet. Starts A A B♭ C C B♭.
The notes
Key: F major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in E♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in E♭.
A12A12B♭1C0C0B♭1A12G0F1F1G0A12A12G0G0
A12A12B♭1C0C0B♭1A12G0F1F1G0A12G0F1F1
G0G0A12F1G0A12B♭1A12F1G0A12B♭1A12G0F1G0C0
A12A12B♭1C0C0B♭1A12G0F1F1G0A12G0F1F1
- Copen
- Fvalves 1
- Gopen
- Avalves 1 + 2
- B♭valves 1
- Copen
Key: G major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in F major, so it plays along with a piano in F.
B2B2C0D1D1C0B2A12G0G0A12B2B2A12A12
B2B2C0D1D1C0B2A12G0G0A12B2A12G0G0
A12A12B2G0A12B2C0B2G0A12B2C0B2A12G0A12D13
B2B2C0D1D1C0B2A12G0G0A12B2A12G0G0
- Dvalves 1 + 3
- Gopen
- Avalves 1 + 2
- Bvalves 2
- Copen
- Dvalves 1
Key: F♯ major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in E major, so it plays along with a piano in E.
A♯1A♯1B2C♯12C♯12B2A♯1G♯23F♯2F♯2G♯23A♯1A♯1G♯23G♯23
A♯1A♯1B2C♯12C♯12B2A♯1G♯23F♯2F♯2G♯23A♯1G♯23F♯2F♯2
G♯23G♯23A♯1F♯2G♯23A♯1B2A♯1F♯2G♯23A♯1B2A♯1G♯23F♯2G♯23C♯123
A♯1A♯1B2C♯12C♯12B2A♯1G♯23F♯2F♯2G♯23A♯1G♯23F♯2F♯2
- C♯valves 1 + 2 + 3
- F♯valves 2
- G♯valves 2 + 3
- A♯valves 1
- Bvalves 2
- C♯valves 1 + 2
Key: A♭ major for B♭ trumpet (written pitch). It sounds in F♯ major, so it plays along with a piano in F♯.
C0C0D♭12E♭2E♭2D♭12C0B♭1A♭23A♭23B♭1C0C0B♭1B♭1
C0C0D♭12E♭2E♭2D♭12C0B♭1A♭23A♭23B♭1C0B♭1A♭23A♭23
B♭1B♭1C0A♭23B♭1C0D♭12C0A♭23B♭1C0D♭12C0B♭1A♭23B♭1E♭23
C0C0D♭12E♭2E♭2D♭12C0B♭1A♭23A♭23B♭1C0B♭1A♭23A♭23
- E♭valves 2 + 3
- A♭valves 2 + 3
- B♭valves 1
- Copen
- D♭valves 1 + 2
- E♭valves 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
- Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827), 1826
- Public domain
- Melody 1826, melody only: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Beethoven, Symphony No. 9, Op. 125, finale theme (first edition, B. Schott’s Söhne, 1826), scans on IMSLP (1826)