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SongsSakura Sakura (さくらさくら)
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  1. 6,
  2. 6,
  3. 7,
  4. 6,
  5. 6,
  6. 7,
  7. 6,
  8. 7,
  9. 1
  10. 7,
  11. 6,
  12. 7,
  13. 6,
  14. 4,
  15. 6,
  16. 6,
  17. 7,
  18. 6,
  19. 6,
  20. 7,
  21. 6,
  22. 7,
  23. 1
  24. 7,
  25. 6,
  26. 7,
  27. 6,
  28. 4,

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

38 notes Β· E2–F5 Β· the pedal Bβ™­1 on the ladder Β· 38 notes Β· The Bβ™­ tenor trombone: nine feet of tube and seven positions β€” the one in every band.

Tap a note, or slide along them to play legato, from note to note in one breath. On a keyboard the letters on the notes are the ones to press β€” Q is the low F in 6th position, and they climb a semitone at a time.

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Sakura Sakura β€” Trombone Notes

Sakura Sakura (さくらさくら), written out for the trombone as every note with its slide position and set up above on the Tenor. Press Play to hear it, Practice to learn it one note at a time β€” the trombone waits for you β€” or Play along to keep time with it.

  • Notes28, 4 pitches
  • RangeEβ™­3–Bβ™­3
  • Key hereG minor
  • Tempo80 bpm Β· about 26 s
  • LevelIntermediate

Can a trombone play Sakura Sakura?

Yes β€” 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.

  • Tenorβœ“ Plays as writtenIn G minor, Eβ™­3–Bβ™­3 Β· loaded above
  • Tenor + F triggerβœ“ Plays as writtenIn G minor, Eβ™­3–Bβ™­3 Β· load it
  • Alto in Eβ™­βœ“ Plays as writtenIn G minor, Eβ™­3–Bβ™­3 Β· load it

Sakura Sakura: trombone notes

The large line is the note; the small line under it is the slide position β€” T means with the F trigger held. 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€” trombone notes (Tenor) 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.

  • Eβ™­3rdΓ—2
  • G4thΓ—14
  • A2ndΓ—10
  • Bβ™­1stΓ—2

What to expect on a trombone

  • It runs from Eβ™­3 to Bβ™­3, a fifth, using 4 different notes. That leaves 11 semitones unused below and 19 above.
  • 89% of its moves are a step or a repeated note. The widest is a major third, G3 to Eβ™­3, at note 14.
  • It uses 4 slide positions: 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th.
  • The longest move between two neighbouring notes is 2 positions.

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 trombone

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

Playing it on a real trombone?

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

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