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Yankee Doodle

Recorder · Key: B♭ major (the original key).

FB♭Fath'rB♭andCIDwentB♭downDtoCcampFA-B♭longB♭withCCap-DtainB♭Good-Awin,FAnd

B♭thereB♭weCsawDtheE♭menDandCboys,

B♭AsAthickFasGhas-AtyB♭pud-B♭ding.

GYan-AkeeGdoo-FdleGkeepAitB♭up,

FYan-GkeeFdoo-E♭dleDdan-E♭Fdy,

GMindAtheGmu-FsicGandAtheB♭step,

GAndFwithB♭theAgirlsCbeB♭hand-B♭y.

Baroque (English) fingering: filled = covered, open = open, half = cover the small hole only. Chart from the American Recorder Society.

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