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Traditional, sung in the American colonies before the Revolution (18th century). Public domain. Written an octave up, so its low notes fit a 17-key.

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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Yankee Doodle — Flute Notes

Yankee Doodle, 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.

  • Notes28, 7 pitches
  • RangeD5–C6
  • Key hereG major
  • Tempo120 bpm · about 16 s
  • LevelEasy

Can a flute play Yankee Doodle?

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, D5–C6 · loaded above
  • B foot✓ Plays as writtenIn G major, D5–C6 · load it

Yankee Doodle: 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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Yankee Doodle — flute notes (C foot) · tonalics.com

The 7 notes it uses

Lowest to highest, with how many times each is played. Learn these 7 and you can play the whole tune.

  • DD5×2
  • EE5×1
  • F♯F♯5×3
  • GG5×11
  • AA5×5
  • BB5×5
  • CC6×1

What to expect on a flute

  • It runs from D5 to C6, a minor seventh, using 7 different notes. That leaves 14 semitones unused below and 12 above.
  • 78% of its moves are a step or a repeated note. The widest is a fifth, A5 to D5, at note 8.
  • The whole tune is played on faster air: the air speed never has to change.

About the tune

The tune was already old when British troops sang it to mock colonial militia before the American Revolution; the colonists took it up as their own, and it has been a patriotic song ever since. It is the state song of Connecticut.

Traditional, sung in the American colonies before the Revolution (18th century). Public domain. Written an octave up, so its low notes fit a 17-key. More about Yankee Doodle →

Yankee Doodle on other instruments

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

More songs for the flute

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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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