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  1. 5,
  2. 3,
  3. 3,
  4. 4,
  5. 2,
  6. 2,
  7. 1,
  8. 2,
  9. 3,
  10. 4,
  11. 5,
  12. 5,
  13. 5,
  14. 5,
  15. 3,
  16. 3,
  17. 4,
  18. 2,
  19. 2,
  20. 1,
  21. 3,
  22. 5,
  23. 5,
  24. 1,
  25. 2,
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  27. 2,
  28. 2,
  29. 2,
  30. 3,
  31. 4,
  32. 3,
  33. 3,
  34. 3,
  35. 3,
  36. 3,
  37. 4,
  38. 5,
  39. 5,
  40. 3,
  41. 3,
  42. 4,
  43. 2,
  44. 2,
  45. 1,
  46. 3,
  47. 5,
  48. 5,
  49. 1,

German folk song “Hänschen klein”, 19th century; the English “Lightly Row” uses the same melody. Public domain.

38 notes · E2–F5 · the pedal B♭1 on the ladder · 38 notes · The euphonium most players start on: three valves, and nothing between the low E and the pedal B♭.

Tap a note, or slide along them to slur from note to note in one breath. On a keyboard the letters on the notes are the ones to press — Q is the low F and they climb a semitone at a time to the F♯ two octaves up.

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Lightly Row — Euphonium Notes

Lightly Row, written out for the euphonium as written notes with the valves for each one and set up above on the Euphonium · 3 valves. Press Play to hear it, Practice to learn it one note at a time — the euphonium waits for you — or Play along to keep time with it.

  • Notes49, 5 pitches
  • RangeB♭2–F3
  • Key hereB♭ major
  • Tempo120 bpm · about 32 s
  • LevelEasy

Can a euphonium play Lightly Row?

Yes — every one on this page plays it. The check is made note by note against what each one can actually sound. Where the tune does not fit as the library writes it, another key or octave is tried, and the table says which; where nothing fits, it names the notes that are missing.

  • Euphonium · 3 valves✓ Plays as writtenIn B♭ major, B♭2–F3 · loaded above
  • 4 valves✓ Plays as writtenIn B♭ major, B♭2–F3 · load it
  • 4 valves · compensating✓ Plays as writtenIn B♭ major, B♭2–F3 · load it
  • Baritone horn✓ Plays as writtenIn B♭ major, B♭2–F3 · load it

Lightly Row: euphonium notes

The large line is the written note; the small line under it is the valves to press — 0 is none. A dash holds the note another beat, an underline is half a beat, and a dot beside a note makes it half as long again. Each line is one phrase.

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Lightly Row — euphonium notes (Euphonium · 3 valves) · tonalics.com

The 5 notes it uses

Lowest to highest, with how many times each is played. Learn these 5 and you can play the whole tune.

  • B♭0×5
  • C1-3×12
  • D1-2×15
  • E♭1×6
  • F0×11

What to expect on a euphonium

  • It runs from B♭2 to F3, a fifth, using 5 different notes. That leaves 6 semitones unused below and 24 above.
  • 75% of its moves are a step or a repeated note. The widest is a fifth, F3 to B♭2, at note 24.
  • It uses 4 valve combinations (open, 1-2, 1 and 1-3), and 16 of its 49 notes are played open.
  • The lips move across 2 partials of the harmonic series (2, 3).

About the tune

Lightly Row is the English name for the German children’s song “Hänschen klein”, whose words were written by the Dresden teacher Franz Wiedemann around 1860 to a folk melody already in circulation. The tune travelled further than the words did: it is sung with different texts across Europe, Japan and the Americas.

German folk song “Hänschen klein”, 19th century; the English “Lightly Row” uses the same melody. Public domain. More about Lightly Row →

Lightly Row on other instruments

The same melody, in each instrument’s own notation. It is not offered for the guzheng, which does not have the notes.

More songs for the euphonium

All 36 euphonium songs · Christmas songs for euphonium · The online euphonium on its own

Playing it on a real euphonium?

If it sounds wrong, check the instrument before the notes. The euphonium tuner listens through your microphone and names what each note is actually sounding.

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