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Once in Royal David's City Piano Notes with Letters

The Once in Royal David's City melody in letters, phrase by phrase, from our easy piano arrangement. Show the octaves or the computer keys, print it, or play along on the virtual piano.

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Once in Royal David's City: piano letter notes · tuneonmusic.com

D₄y F#₄I G₄o G₄o G₄o F#₄I G₄o A₄p A₄p G₄o G₄o B₄a D₅d

B₂7 D₃9 D₃9 G₃w B₂7
B₄a B₄a A₄p G₄o F#₄I G₄o D₄y F#₄I G₄o

C₃8 G₂5 B₂7
G₄o G₄o F#₄I G₄o A₄p A₄p G₄o G₄o B₄a D₅d B₄a B₄a A₄p G₄o F#₄I G₄o

E₃0 D₃9 G₃w B₂7 C₃8 G₂5
E₅f E₅f D₅d G₄o C₅s C₅s B₄a E₅f E₅f D₅d B₄a B₄a A₄p G₄o F#₄I G₄o

C₃8 G₃w D₃9 G₃w C₃8 G₃w C₃8 G₂5

Top row: right hand (melody). Smaller row: left hand. Wider tiles are longer notes. Hear it and play along on the virtual piano →

Play Once in Royal David's City your way

Play along on the virtual piano It plays the song and lights up every key Easy sheet music Free PDF + MIDI, on the stave Medium sheet music Free PDF + MIDI, on the stave

Letters on the keyboard

Every tile is one key. The letter is the note's name, the coloured strip matches the key below, and a dark tile is a black key. Read the top row with your right hand; the smaller row underneath is the left hand.

Wider tiles last longer and a line through a tile means hold it. New to letters? Start with the top row only: switch off "Left hand".

Press Listen to hear the song while the letters light up, then Practice: the sheet waits on each letter until you press that note, on your computer keyboard or on the keys that open under the sheet.

C₄ t

D₄ y

E₄ u

F₄ i

G₄ o

A₄ p

B₄ a

C# T

D# Y

F# I

G# O

A# P

Middle C is C4. The letter on a tile is the key to press; a dark tile is a black key (a sharp or flat).

Once in Royal David's City letter notes as plain text

Right hand

D F# G G G F# G A A G G B D
B B A G F# G D F# G
G G F# G A A G G B D B B A G F# G
E E D G C C B E E D B B A G F# G

Left hand

B D D G B
C G B
E D G B C G
C G D G C G C G

Virtual piano keys (right hand)

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a a p o I o y I o
o o I o p p o o a d a a p o I o
f f d o s s a f f d a a p o I o

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Once in Royal David's City letter notes: FAQ

What are the letter notes for Once in Royal David's City on piano?

The right hand opens with D F# G G G F# G A A G G B D. The full melody is above, one phrase per line, with the left hand underneath in smaller letters.

How do I read piano letter notes?

Each letter is a white key named after it; a dark tile is a black key.

C is the white key just left of the two black keys; the keys go up C D E F G A B and repeat.
A # (sharp) is the black key just right of the letter; a ♭ (flat) is the black key just left of it.
Wider tiles are held longer. Switch on "Letters + octave" to see which C: middle C is C4.

Can I play Once in Royal David's City on my computer keyboard?

Yes. Switch the sheet to "Computer keys" and every note shows the key that plays it on our free virtual piano, which also plays the song for you and lights up each key.

Is this the full song?

It is our easy arrangement of Once in Royal David's City, note for note: the same one as the free PDF sheet music and MIDI file linked on this page.