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SongsMo Li Hua · Jasmine Flower (茉莉花)
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Chinese traditional, Jiangsu region; the tune dates to the Qianlong era (1735–1796) and was first printed in the West in 1804. Public domain.

37 notes · C4–C7 · three octaves · 37 notes · The standard concert flute: the foot joint ends at middle C.

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 D above middle C and they climb a semitone at a time.

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Mo Li Hua (Jasmine Flower) — Flute Notes

Mo Li Hua · Jasmine Flower (茉莉花), written out for the flute as letter notes with the fingering drawn under each one and set up above on the C foot. Press Play to hear it, Practice to learn it one note at a time — the flute waits for you — or Play along to keep time with it.

  • Notes67, 8 pitches
  • RangeD4–G5
  • Key hereG major
  • Tempo84 bpm · about 40 s
  • LevelIntermediate

Can a flute play Mo Li Hua (Jasmine Flower)?

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.

  • C foot✓ Plays as writtenIn G major, D4–G5 · loaded above
  • B foot✓ Plays as writtenIn G major, D4–G5 · load it

Mo Li Hua (Jasmine Flower): flute notes

The large line is the note, and the drawing is its fingering — a filled hole or key is one that is down. 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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Mo Li Hua · Jasmine Flower (茉莉花) — flute notes (C foot) · tonalics.com

The 8 notes it uses

Lowest to highest, with how many times each is played. Learn these 8 and you can play the whole tune.

  • DD4×2
  • EE4×3
  • GG4×8
  • AA4×9
  • BB4×14
  • DD5×17
  • EE5×9
  • GG5×5

What to expect on a flute

  • It runs from D4 to G5, an octave and a fourth, using 8 different notes. That leaves 2 semitones unused below and 17 above.
  • 62% of its moves are a step or a repeated note. The widest is a fourth, G5 to D5, at note 50.
  • It is played on gentle air and faster air, and the air speed changes 12 times — a flute’s octaves are a speed of air, not a key.

About the tune

A folk song from the Jiangsu region dating to the Qianlong era of the 18th century. It was the first Chinese melody to become widely known in Europe, printed in London in 1804 by John Barrow, and Puccini used it throughout his opera Turandot.

Chinese traditional, Jiangsu region; the tune dates to the Qianlong era (1735–1796) and was first printed in the West in 1804. Public domain. More about Mo Li Hua (Jasmine Flower) →

Mo Li Hua (Jasmine Flower) on other instruments

The same melody, in each instrument’s own notation. It is not offered for the handpan or ocarina, which do not have the notes.

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Playing it on a real flute?

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

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