Yankee Doodle Piano Notes
Letters and numbers for piano, with the words under each note. Starts G C C D E C.
The notes and words
Key: C major.
G5C1̇Fath'rC1̇andD2̇IE3̇wentC1̇downE3̇toD2̇campG5A-C1̇longC1̇withD2̇Cap-E3̇tainC1̇Good-B7win,G5And
C1̇thereC1̇weD2̇sawE3̇theF4̇menE3̇andD2̇boys,
C1̇AsB7thickG5asA6has-B7tyC1̇pud-C1̇ding.
A6Yan-B7keeA6doo-G5dleA6keepB7itC1̇up,
G5Yan-A6keeG5doo-F4dleE3dan-F4G5dy,
A6MindB7theA6mu-G5sicA6andB7theC1̇step,
A6AndG5withC1̇theB7girlsD2̇beC1̇hand-C1̇y.
- 3E4
- 4F4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7B4
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
- 3̇E5
- 4̇F5
Key: B♭ major (the original key).
F4B♭7♭Fath'rB♭7♭andC1̇ID2̇wentB♭7♭downD2̇toC1̇campF4A-B♭7♭longB♭7♭withC1̇Cap-D2̇tainB♭7♭Good-A6win,F4And
B♭7♭thereB♭7♭weC1̇sawD2̇theE♭3̇♭menD2̇andC1̇boys,
B♭7♭AsA6thickF4asG5has-A6tyB♭7♭pud-B♭7♭ding.
G5Yan-A6keeG5doo-F4dleG5keepA6itB♭7♭up,
F4Yan-G5keeF4doo-E♭3♭dleD2dan-E♭3♭F4dy,
G5MindA6theG5mu-F4sicG5andA6theB♭7♭step,
G5AndF4withB♭7♭theA6girlsC1̇beB♭7♭hand-B♭7♭y.
- 2D4
- 3♭E♭4
- 4F4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7♭B♭4
- 1̇C5
- 2̇D5
- 3̇♭E♭5
Key: G major.
D2G5Fath'rG5andA6IB7wentG5downB7toA6campD2A-G5longG5withA6Cap-B7tainG5Good-F♯4♯win,D2And
G5thereG5weA6sawB7theC1̇menB7andA6boys,
G5AsF♯4♯thickD2asE3has-F♯4♯tyG5pud-G5ding.
E3Yan-F♯4♯keeE3doo-D2dleE3keepF♯4♯itG5up,
D2Yan-E3keeD2doo-C1dleB7̣dan-C1D2dy,
E3MindF♯4♯theE3mu-D2sicE3andF♯4♯theG5step,
E3AndD2withG5theF♯4♯girlsA6beG5hand-G5y.
- 7̣B3
- 1C4 (middle C)
- 2D4
- 3E4
- 4♯F♯4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7B4
- 1̇C5
Key: D major.
A6D2̇Fath'rD2̇andE3̇IF♯4̇♯wentD2̇downF♯4̇♯toE3̇campA6A-D2̇longD2̇withE3̇Cap-F♯4̇♯tainD2̇Good-C♯1̇♯win,A6And
D2̇thereD2̇weE3̇sawF♯4̇♯theG5̇menF♯4̇♯andE3̇boys,
D2̇AsC♯1̇♯thickA6asB7has-C♯1̇♯tyD2̇pud-D2̇ding.
B7Yan-C♯1̇♯keeB7doo-A6dleB7keepC♯1̇♯itD2̇up,
A6Yan-B7keeA6doo-G5dleF♯4♯dan-G5A6dy,
B7MindC♯1̇♯theB7mu-A6sicB7andC♯1̇♯theD2̇step,
B7AndA6withD2̇theC♯1̇♯girlsE3̇beD2̇hand-D2̇y.
- 4♯F♯4
- 5G4
- 6A4
- 7B4
- 1̇♯C♯5
- 2̇D5
- 3̇E5
- 4̇♯F♯5
- 5̇G5
Staff notation
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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)