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The Star-Spangled Banner Piano Notes with Letters

The The Star-Spangled Banner melody in letters, phrase by phrase, from our medium piano arrangement. Show the octaves or the computer keys, print it, or play along on the virtual piano.

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The Star-Spangled Banner: piano letter notes · tuneonmusic.com

G₄o E₄u C₄t E₄u G₄o C₅s E₅f D₅d C₅s E₄u F#₄I G₄o

G₂5 C₃8 C₃8 E₂3 E₂3 G₂5
G₄o G₄o E₅f D₅d C₅s B₄a A₄p B₄a C₅s

G₂5 D₃9 B₂7 A₂6
C₅s G₄o E₄u C₄t G₄o E₄u C₄t E₄u G₄o C₅s

C₃8 E₂3 G₂5 C₃8 C₃8
E₅f D₅d C₅s E₄u F#₄I G₄o G₄o G₄o E₅f D₅d C₅s B₄a

E₂3 E₂3 G₂5 G₂5 D₃9 B₂7
A₄p B₄a C₅s C₅s G₄o E₄u C₄t E₅f E₅f E₅f F₅g G₅h G₅h

A₂6 C₃8 E₂3 E₂3 F₂4 G₂5
F₅g E₅f D₅d E₅f F₅g F₅g F₅g E₅f D₅d C₅s B₄a

F₂4 E₂3 F₂4 F₂4 D₃9 B₂7
A₄p B₄a C₅s E₄u F#₄I G₄o G₄o C₅s

A₂6 E₂3 G₂5 G₂5
C₅s C₅s B₄a A₄p A₄p A₄p D₅d F₅g E₅f D₅d C₅s C₅s B₄a

C₃8 A₂6 A₂6 F₂4 C₃8 B₂7
G₄o G₄o C₅s D₅d E₅f F₅g G₅h C₅s D₅d E₅f F₅g D₅d C₅s

C₃8 E₂3 G₂5 G₂5 E₂3 C₃8 C₃8 C₃8

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

Play The Star-Spangled Banner your way

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

The Star-Spangled Banner letter notes as plain text

Right hand

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

Left hand

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

Virtual piano keys (right hand)

o u t u o s f d s u I o
o o f d s a p a s
s o u t o u t u o s
f d s u I o o o f d s a
p a s s o u t f f f g h h
g f d f g g g f d s a
p a s u I o o s
s s a p p p d g f d s s a
o o s d f g h s d f g d s

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The Star-Spangled Banner letter notes: FAQ

What are the letter notes for The Star-Spangled Banner on piano?

The right hand opens with G E C E G C E D C E F# G. 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 The Star-Spangled Banner 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 medium arrangement of The Star-Spangled Banner, note for note: the same one as the free PDF sheet music and MIDI file linked on this page.