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

31 notes Β· Fβ™―3–C6 written Β· sounds E3–Bβ™­5 Β· 31 notes Β· A Bβ™­ trumpet: a mostly cylindrical bore, the bright one.

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 β€” Q is middle C, the open low C, and they climb a semitone at a time to the high C.

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Sakura Sakura β€” Trumpet Notes

Sakura Sakura (さくらさくら), written out for the trumpet as written notes with the valves for each one and set up above on the Trumpet. Press Play to hear it, Practice to learn it one note at a time β€” the trumpet 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 trumpet 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.

  • Trumpetβœ“ Plays as writtenIn A minor, F4–C5 Β· loaded above
  • Cornetβœ“ Plays as writtenIn A minor, F4–C5 Β· load it
  • Flugelhornβœ“ Plays as writtenIn A minor, F4–C5 Β· load it

The notes here are written pitch, which is what a trumpet player reads. On the Trumpet this sounds in G minor.

Sakura Sakura: trumpet notes

The large line is the written note; the small line under it is the valves to press β€” 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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Sakura Sakura (さくらさくら) β€” trumpet notes (Trumpet) 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.

  • F1Γ—2
  • A1-2Γ—14
  • B2Γ—10
  • C0Γ—2

What to expect on a trumpet

  • It runs from F4 to C5, a fifth, using 4 different notes. That leaves 11 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 4 valve combinations (1-2, 2, open and 1), and 2 of its 28 notes are played open.
  • The lips move across 2 partials of the harmonic series (3, 4).

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.

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Playing it on a real trumpet?

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

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