Yankee Doodle Clarinet Notes
Letter notes in the written key for B♭ clarinet, with the words under each note. Starts G C C D E C.
The notes and words
Key: C major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in B♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in B♭.
GCFath'rCandDIEwentCdownEtoDcampGA-ClongCwithDCap-EtainCGood-Bwin,GAnd
CthereCweDsawEtheFmenEandDboys,
CAsBthickGasAhas-BtyCpud-Cding.
AYan-BkeeAdoo-GdleAkeepBitCup,
GYan-AkeeGdoo-FdleEdan-FGdy,
AMindBtheAmu-GsicAandBtheCstep,
AAndGwithCtheBgirlsDbeChand-Cy.
Key: F major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in E♭ major, so it plays along with a piano in E♭.
CFFath'rFandGIAwentFdownAtoGcampCA-FlongFwithGCap-AtainFGood-Ewin,CAnd
FthereFweGsawAtheB♭menAandGboys,
FAsEthickCasDhas-EtyFpud-Fding.
DYan-EkeeDdoo-CdleDkeepEitFup,
CYan-DkeeCdoo-B♭dleAdan-B♭Cdy,
DMindEtheDmu-CsicDandEtheFstep,
DAndCwithFtheEgirlsGbeFhand-Fy.
Key: D major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in C major, so it plays along with a piano in C.
ADFath'rDandEIF♯wentDdownF♯toEcampAA-DlongDwithECap-F♯tainDGood-C♯win,AAnd
DthereDweEsawF♯theGmenF♯andEboys,
DAsC♯thickAasBhas-C♯tyDpud-Dding.
BYan-C♯keeBdoo-AdleBkeepC♯itDup,
AYan-BkeeAdoo-GdleF♯dan-GAdy,
BMindC♯theBmu-AsicBandC♯theDstep,
BAndAwithDtheC♯girlsEbeDhand-Dy.
Key: G major for B♭ clarinet (written pitch). It sounds in F major, so it plays along with a piano in F.
DGFath'rGandAIB↑wentGdownB↑toAcampDA-GlongGwithACap-B↑tainGGood-F♯win,DAnd
GthereGweAsawB↑theC↑menB↑andAboys,
GAsF♯thickDasEhas-F♯tyGpud-Gding.
EYan-F♯keeEdoo-DdleEkeepF♯itGup,
DYan-EkeeDdoo-CdleBdan-CDdy,
EMindF♯theEmu-DsicEandF♯theGstep,
EAndDwithGtheF♯girlsAbeGhand-Gy.
Notes marked ↑ are above B♭4 and cross the break (use the register key).
Staff notation
Play-along guide: the melody played by your browser’s clarinet sound, at concert pitch. The lit note follows the music. Print large notes
About this song
- Melody
- Traditional, 1782
- Words
- Traditional, 1909 (first verse shown)
- Public domain
- Melody 1782, words 1909: first published before 1931.
- Source
- Heart Songs Dear to the American People (Chapple, 1909), p. 382, “Yankee Doodle” (1909)