Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star Recorder Notes with Fingerings
Letters and fingering pictures for soprano recorder, with the words under each note. Starts F F C C D D.
The notes and words
Key: F major.
FTwin-Fkle,Ctwin-Ckle,Dlit-DtleCstar,
B♭HowB♭IAwon-AderGwhatGyouFare!
CUpCa-B♭boveB♭theAworldAsoGhigh,
CLikeCaB♭dia-B♭mondAinAtheGsky!
FTwin-Fkle,Ctwin-Ckle,Dlit-DtleCstar,
B♭HowB♭IAwon-AderGwhatGyouFare!
- Fcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- B♭covered: thumb, 1, 3, 4
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- Dcovered: 2
Key: D major.
DTwin-Dkle,Atwin-Akle,Blit-BtleAstar,
GHowGIF♯won-F♯derEwhatEyouDare!
AUpAa-GboveGtheF♯worldF♯soEhigh,
ALikeAaGdia-GmondF♯inF♯theEsky!
DTwin-Dkle,Atwin-Akle,Blit-BtleAstar,
GHowGIF♯won-F♯derEwhatEyouDare!
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- F♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- Bcovered: thumb, 1
Key: C major.
CTwin-Ckle,Gtwin-Gkle,Alit-AtleGstar,
FHowFIEwon-EderDwhatDyouCare!
GUpGa-FboveFtheEworldEsoDhigh,
GLikeGaFdia-FmondEinEtheDsky!
CTwin-Ckle,Gtwin-Gkle,Alit-AtleGstar,
FHowFIEwon-EderDwhatDyouCare!
- Ccovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Fcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
Key: G major (the original key).
GTwin-Gkle,Dtwin-Dkle,Elit-EtleDstar,
CHowCIBwon-BderAwhatAyouGare!
DUpDa-CboveCtheBworldBsoAhigh,
DLikeDaCdia-CmondBinBtheAsky!
GTwin-Gkle,Dtwin-Dkle,Elit-EtleDstar,
CHowCIBwon-BderAwhatAyouGare!
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- Bcovered: thumb, 1
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- Dcovered: 2
- Ecovered: thumb (pinched), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
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 French air (“Ah! vous dirai-je, maman”), 1761
- Words
- Jane Taylor (1783–1824), 1806 (first verse shown)
- Public domain
- Melody 1761, words 1806: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Franklin Square Song Collection (Harper & Brothers, 1881), p. 95 (1881)
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