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Japanese traditional, Edo period; first published in the 1880s. Public domain.

30 bars Β· written G3–C6, sounds G5–C8 Β· The orchestra’s glockenspiel: thirty thick steel bars, struck with hard mallets, ringing for seconds.

Tap a bar, or drag across them for a glissando. On a keyboard the letters on the bars are the ones to press β€” they run up the bars from the lowest note.

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Sakura Sakura β€” Glockenspiel Letter Notes

Sakura Sakura (さくらさくら), written out for the glockenspiel as letter notes, phrase by phrase and set up above on the Orchestral Β· 2Β½ octaves. Press Play to hear it, Practice to learn it one note at a time β€” the glockenspiel waits for you β€” or Play along to keep time with it.

  • Notes28, 4 pitches
  • RangeF4–C5
  • Key hereA minor
  • Tempo80 bpm Β· about 26 s
  • LevelIntermediate

Can a glockenspiel play Sakura Sakura?

Yes β€” every size 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.

  • Orchestral Β· 2Β½ octavesβœ“ Plays as writtenIn A minor, F4–C5 Β· loaded above
  • Bell kit Β· 32 barsβœ“ Plays as writtenIn A minor, F4–C5 Β· load it

Sakura Sakura: glockenspiel letter notes

The large line is the note printed on the bar; the small line under it is its number in the scale. 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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Sakura Sakura (さくらさくら) β€” glockenspiel letter notes (Orchestral Β· 2Β½ octaves) Β· tonalics.com

The 4 notes it uses

Lowest to highest, with how many times each is played. Learn these 4 and you can play the whole tune.

  • F4Γ—2
  • A6Γ—14
  • B7Γ—10
  • C1Γ—2

What to expect on a glockenspiel

  • It runs from F4 to C5, a fifth, using 4 different notes. That leaves 10 semitones unused below and 12 above.
  • 89% of its moves are a step or a repeated note. The widest is a major third, A4 to F4, at note 14.
  • It uses only the front row β€” no sharps or flats in this key.

About the tune

A Japanese melody from the Edo period, known as a beginner’s piece for the koto before it was published in the 1880s in a collection for teaching that instrument. It is the tune most often used abroad to stand for Japan.

Japanese traditional, Edo period; first published in the 1880s. Public domain. More about Sakura Sakura β†’

Sakura Sakura 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 glockenspiel

All 36 glockenspiel songs Β· Christmas songs for glockenspiel Β· The online glockenspiel on its own

Playing it on a real glockenspiel?

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

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