Letter Notes For Songs

Music Notes For A Few Oldies Pop Songs, Suitable for tin whistle, recorder, piano keyboard or melodica with right hand, flute and banjo / mandolin.This is a simple form of music and is ideal for people who don't read sheet music. I have given the key for most. 
The key of D would have two sharps and the key of G has one. The key of C has no sharps or flats.  If playing a whistle in the key of D then the F note is already a sharp # note anyway. Most of these were set for a tin whistle and are nearly all in the key of D or G. So generally when you see an F / f note you'll know it's sharp. I have now included a second page of Piano Letter Notes For Pop Songs here .

All the notes in CAPITAL letters are the one's up to the middle B and all the notes in lower case letters are the high notes past B. This goes for all music instruments. If your right handed play the notes with your right hand and if your left handed then play with your left. Don't forget to check out the pop songs on tin whistle .

Have I Told You Lately That I Love You Letter Notes By Van Morrison-Key Of G

We Don't Talk About Bruno

Sylvia's Mother by Dr. Hook

Never Gonna Give You Up Notes By Rick Astley

Another version of Rick Roll ''Never Gonna Give You Up '' letter notes are here .

A World Of Our Own By The Seekers - All the F and C notes are sharp

Woman melodica letter notes by John Lennon

Woman letter notes by John Lennon for piano keyboard

Always Remember Us This Way by Lady Gaga

Lady gaga piano letter notes Always Remember Us This Way

Me And You And A Dog Named Boo Notes [ All notes are natural / no sharps ]

​Substitute By The Who - All the f and c notes are sharp. Remember all these songs are to be played on your right hand
​if your playing piano / keyboard.

Can you feel the love tonight piano letter notes by Elton John from Jungle Book

Can you feel the love tonight piano letter notes

We The Kingdom Song Notes - Holy Water 2019

Mad World By Gary Jules in the key of C for melodica / piano keyboard

Mad world piano letter notes by Gary Jules

500 Miles By The Proclaimers - All the F notes are sharp

The Great Pretender By The Platters

Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow - All The F and C notes are sharp

Blanket On The Ground - No Sharp Notes

I Fought The Law - The Clash - All the F and c notes are sharp [ key of D ]

There's A Kind Of Hush - The Carpenters and Herman's Hermits. Some of the c notes in this song are natural and some are sharp. Be careful.

I Can See Clearly Now By Johnny Nash

I can see clearly now letter notes by Johnny Nash

Nights In White Satin - The Moody Blues

Living Next Door To Alice By Smokie

Here Comes The Bride

Get Back By The Beatles

S.O.S. Piano melodica letter notes by Abba

SOS Piano letter notes by Abba

Cindy Lauper - Time After Time Notes

Vincent / Starry Starry Night Notes - Don McLean

Cum On Feel The Noise

Baby Can I Hold You Notes- Key Of G-All The F Notes Are Sharp

I Wanna' Hold Your Hand Notes By The Beatles

Lyin' Eyes Notes By The Eagles - Key Of G - All The F Notes Are Sharp

Stand By Me

Here Comes The Sun Notes By The Beatles - Key Of G

Harvest Moon By Neil Young

With A Little Help From My Friends Notes By The Beatles
All the f notes are sharp and all the c notes are natural

For The Good Times

The boys from the county Mayo

d     dd     c        B    B       G  A    B      G       E     E   D
Far away from the land of the Shamrock and heather
D  D          G  B d  c    B  B A     G     A
In search of a living, as exiles we roam
d     d        d c    B    B         G      A  B  G    E E    D   
But when ever we chance to assemble together
D    D       E    F#  G     d         B     A       G     A G
We think of the land where we once had a home:


When A Child Is Born
D G    A  B       A   B     c  F#  G
A ray of hope flitters in the sky
D G  B   d     e        f#   e      B  A
A shiny star lights up way up high
e   d e       d     c       f#        g  a        f#      d
All across the land dawns a brand new morn
B      A          G  d        A       B c     F# G
This comes to pass when a child is born

D G  A   B        A     B     c F#    G
A silent wish sails the seven seas
D     G         B       d              e     f#    e  B   A   
The winds have changed whisper in the trees
e       d   e         d  c         f#  g         a            f#  d
And the walls of doubt crumble tossed and torn
B      A          G  d       A        B  c      F# G
This comes to pass when a child is born

 Nearer My God To Thee

B    A      G    G      E  E         D  G       B  A
Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee;
B       A         G  G  E  E       D  G  F#  A   G   
E’en though it be a cross That raiseth me,
d     e    d    d      B      d     d  e       d     d       B  A
Still all my song shall be Nearer, my God, to Thee,
B     A    G     G      E   E        D G F# A  G
Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee.

B             A    G G     E  E      D    G     B       A
Though, like a wanderer, The sun gone down,
B     A        G          G E    E   DG   F#   A G
Darkness comes over me, My rest a stone;
d     e  d    d            B  d    d  e       d     d      B   A
Yet in my dreams I’d be Nearer, my God, to Thee,
B      A    G    G      E   E        D G F#  A  G
Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee.

Yesterday Once More Letter Notes
Key of D Major. All the F / f are sharp and the c notes.

D      D E     F        A   A  F   A  F   B A F
When I was young I'd listen to the radio
F  A     B   c    F    A     B
Waitin' for my favorite songs
F        A     B         f   e      d c   A  F       A    F
When they played I'd sing along It made me smile

D       D      E      F  A    A       F    A    F    B    AF
Those were such happy times And not so long ago
F     A B    c       F        A        B
How I wondered where they'd gone
c     e         d     c B     c    d    c  d      c    B
But they're back again Just like a long lost friend
B   c   d        d B    d  e
All the songs I love so well


d e     f    f   f   f  e  d    c   d    c    B   F     A
Every sha-la-la la every wo wo wo wo still shins
d  e   f        f  f      f  f     e     d      c   d      c   B    F  A
Every shing-a-ling-a-ling that their starting to sing so fine

B       c      d   c   d    e     d        c     d      c     d   e
When they get to the part where he's breaking her heart
d  e    f  f    e       d    B   F     F     A F     F     F  E  D    E      F
it can really make my cry just like before it's yesterday once more

Boolavogue, Irish rebel song piano keyboard notes.

G  G    D G         B   d      g     f#    e   g
At Boolavogue, as the  sun was setting
e      e     d         e       B      G        B  A   A    E
O'er the bright May meadows of Shelmalier,
F# G D   G       B    d     g    f#     e   g 
A  rebel hand set the heather blazing
e      d             e      B      G         B       A    F#   G
And brought the neighbours from far and near.
B        d  B     d   e        f#      g     f# e  g
Then Father Murphy, from old Kilcormack,
e             d    e     B       G      B A    G      E
Spurred up the rocks with a warning cry;
F#       G        D   G         B     d     g       f#   e      g
"Arm! Arm!" he cried, "For I've come to lead you,
e     d  e          B    G       B    A     F#  G
For Ireland's freedom we fight or die."

 The Ballad Tom Williams

F#    D     B     A   B      A    D F#
Time goes past as years roll onwards
F#    c# B   A     D     F# A
Still in   memory fresh I  keep
d  c# e      d  c# B    d  c#
Of a  night in Belfast Prison
B B    c# d  d c#     B      A
Unshamefully I saw men weep


Quare Bungle Rye

E    E    B  B  B  A  B    G   E        E  E
I'll tell you a story that happened to me
F#  D     E F# A    B   A   A          F# E   D
One day as I went out to Youghal by the sea
d    e    e  B     B       A      B   B   c# d   e
The day it was bright,and  the sun it was warm
d      e d  e       B    A    B     G   E    E  E
Says I "A quick pint wouldn't do me no harm.

All For Me Grog

B     A    G   B   A  G    F# E F#   G E   D
Well it's all for me grog me jolly, jolly grog
A    B   B  c   d    c   B B  A
It's all for my beer and tobacco
B   c d     d   B  G   G  F#  E   F#  G   E    D  
For I spent all me tin on the lassies drinkin' gin
G   A B    d   c  B    A G   F# G    A  G
Far across the Western Ocean I  must wander.

Dublin In My Tears [ Regarded by many musicians as the best Dublin song of all time]


A G      F#   G     A B      A         d     e f#    g       f# e   d
I have travelled many lands, and I still can't understand 
c#     B    d      c#     d   e       d    c#  B A
How sad you have become on my return 
A       G      F#     G   A      B       A        d    e       f#  g      f#     e     d
Your poor heart is filled with care, sad and old they left you there 
d      e        f#        e       f#    g     e       d   c#  d
Your once bright eyes with sorrow softly   burn 
e f#  g   a   g         f#   e             g  g     f#         g  f#  e          d
I can even sense the change, in the sound of children's games 
c#    d         e           e       e           f# e c#      d       e    f#         e   f#         g      a
Childhood dreams and youth's ambition, have all turned to doubts and fears.
g   f#   g     a   g          d    B      g     g  f# g   f#   e   d 
It's an age of wealth I'm told, but I never felt so old 
f#  e  e e    f#  g  f#   d  c# d
As  I  recall old Dublin in my tears.

Rye Raddy Rye
D    G     G    G E  D   D     G         G   B   d
Now Jack was a sailor who roamed on the town.
d     e    c     e d  B     G      B        G   E    D
And she was a damsel who walked up and down.
D     D    G  G   G   E     D   G   G     B   d
Said the damsel to Jack as  passing him by,
d         d  e      c   e  d   B        G       c       B  A    B    G  E   D
'Would ye care for to purchase some quare bungle rye raddy rye?'
d   e   d   B  c      A F#  D   E  F# G
Fol de diddle rye raddy rye raddy rye.

The Dying Rebel

D    G        A      B      A     G     A      G     ED
The night was dark and the fight was over
B     B          d         e        d  B    d      B
The moon shone down O'Connell Street
d e        d B    G          A        G       E   D
I stood alone where brave men perished
D         G     B        d        A       c      B  G
Those men have gone their God to meet

Paper Roses Letter Notes. Key of D. the F and c notes are  sharp #

A d c# d    c#     d     A     F#      E  D         F#
I realized the   way your eyes deceived me
A    c #  A     G       A     c# A   G       A   AF#
with tender looks that I  mistook for love
A  d      c# d    c#     d  A     F#    D    G      B
So take away the  flowers that you gave me
d     c#      A    G      A     c#    A  c#      e    ed
And send the kind that you remind me of
d c#      c #B    c# B     B A
Paper Roses Paper   Roses
B   A       A      G        F #G    B       A  AF#
Oh how real those roses seem to be
d    c #        c#B     c #   B B   A
But they're only im-     i- tat-ion,
B     A     A   G   F  G    B      D    D
Like you im-i--tat-ion love for me

 This Story I Tell You Is True. The c2 is a high c

G       c      c   c  e       d          c    e      g
Come stroll for a while through my mem'ry
a     g    g    e   e  e     d     cd
And I'll tell you of time long ago
G      G    c        c    c        e   d      c   e  g 
When we walked to school summer and winter
a     g    e           e    d      e    d     c 
Barefoot through the fields we would go
g g g    e     g    g  a   b          c2  b
I remember our little thatched cottage
a     a    g     e     e    e d  c   d
And the half-door led into the hall
G    c       c     c     e    d  c   e   g
The crane o'er the fire in the kitchen
a     g    g     e  c     d        e  d   c
And the grandfather clock on the wall

g    g    g      e  e    g        a    b  c2b
Oh, the stout it was cured with a poker
a     g  e     e      e     d       c   d
And poteen they said cured the flu
G    c c     c  e      d      c     e  g
The bacon it hung from the ceiling
a       g    g   e c d    e   d  e
Sure, the story I tell you is true

Second Version In A Lower Key

D        G        G   G B        A           G     B      d
Come stroll for a while through my mem'ry
e     d    d    B      B  B      A      GA 
And I'll tell you  of time long ago
D        D    G          G  G           B      A      G     B  d
When we walked to school summer and winter
e      d      B             G     A        B   A         G
Barefoot through the fields we would go
d d d     B     d     d  e   f#            g  f#
I remember our little  thatched cottage
e      e     d     B        B   B A   G    A
And the half-door led into the hall
D     G        G     G     B    A   G   B   d
The crane o'er the fire in the kitchen
e     d       d      B  G      A       B    A   G
And the grandfather clock on the wall

d     d     d       B  d     d         e      f#  g f#
Oh, the stout it was cured with a poker
e      d   B      B      B       A       G    A
And poteen they said cured the flu
D    G G     G  B        A       G    B   d
The bacon it hung from the ceiling
e        d    d  B  G A    B    A   G
Sure, the story I tell you is true.


The Boys From The County Armagh

D           G    G     G    F#  G  A   E
There's one fair county in Ireland
E      F#     F      F#  D   F#     A    G
with mem'ries so glorious and grand
D         G  G     G     G    F#    G   A      E
where nature has lavished its bounty
E   E    F#  F#   F# D F#   A        G
In the orchard of Erin's green land
D D    B     B B A  B    c E  
I love her cathedral  city
A       D   F#      A    D F#    A   B
once founded by Patrick so true
B     A  G       G  G   G        F#  G   A    E
and it holds in the heart of  its bossom
E     F# F# F#  D F#   A G
the  ashes of  Brian Boru

D    D   D      E F#  G          d    d  c       B   E 
It's my own Irish  home, far across the foam
E  D          D    F# G    B    A    B  D  D      G        A   B
although I've of-ten left her in foreign lands to roam
B   D  D       E       F# A     B     B  d d    c      B   E
no matter where I  wander in cities near or far
D   G       G  G  G        F# G    A  E  
my heart is at home in old Ireland
F# E    D      c    B  A  G
in the County of Armagh.

Shenandoah

D    G    G     G       A B     c   d       B 
Oh, Shenandoah, I long to hear you,
g      f#     d       e   d    B d
Way hey, you roll-ing river.
d    e    e    d         B  d     B  A       G
Oh Shenandoah, I long to hear you
A   B    G         B          cd      G         A   B        G  A  G
Ha ha, we're bound away 'cross the wide Missouri.

 Óró sé do bheatha 'bhaile, ag gaeilge marching song


A    A  G   A B A    G   E
Óró sé do bheatha 'bhaile
G   G  G   G    D     E  G
Óró sé do bheatha 'bhaile
A    A  G  A  B A     B   d
Óró sé do bheatha 'bhaile
d e    B  D         B   A    A
Anois ar theacht an tsamhraidh.

Seven Drunken Nights keyboard notes
d  B B      B          B   A     G     G       d    B        d   e          f#      g
As I went home on Monday night as drunk as drunk could be 
g a    g  f          g    e     d     B        A         B    d     e         e         e
I saw a horse outside the door where my old horse should be 
e      e  B        d    d       d   d  e      d   B     d     d      e  f#   g    f# e
Well, I called me wife and I said to her: Will you kindly tell to me 
d      B         d      e        d    B      G     A       G         E    G    G          A        G
Who owns that horse outside the door where my old horse should be? 

d    d          B           B         B          B    A G   G   G     d     B      d    e     f#    g  
Ah, you're drunk, you're drunk you silly old fool,and still you can not see 
g         d  e   e   d      B      G     A  A      G      A  G
That's a lovely sow that me mother sent to me 
G      A    B   B    d d    B     A      G     d B    d        e        f# g
Well, it's many a day I've travelled a hundred miles or more 
g     g  g  d      e   e d      B    G  A  A     G    F# G
But a saddle on a sow sure I never saw before 

Kelly From Killane Notes, recorded by Luke Kelly and The Dubliners

G         B      d         d         d      g        g  e    d       B    G    E
What's the news, what's the news, O my bold Shelmalier
G      A      B       A    B        dc    A       F#  G
With your long-barreled gun from the sea
G    B       d       d         d    g         g         e     d   B    G      E
Say what wind from the South blows his messenger here
G      A  B        A   B    dc      A   F#  G
With a hymn of the dawn for the free

d     d    e         c      e   g         g  e  d        g          e  d
Goodly news, goodly news, do I bring Youth of Forth
d      d    e        c       e     g        g   e    d
Goodly news shall you hear Bargy man
G   B     d       d           d  g         g       e     d        B   G   E
For the boys march at morn from the South to the North
G     A   B  A  B    d c   A       F# G
Led by Kelly the boy from Killane.

Clare By Gilbert O'Sullivan

Clare notes by Gilbert O'Sullivan

 Sweet Home Alabama keyboard notes
f#  e         d      d   d   e
Big wheels keep on turning
f# f# e   e        d  d    d    d
Carry me home to see my kin
f#  e    e        d d     d    d       G
Singing songs about the south-land
d f#    e      e  d   d      d d
I miss 'ole' 'bamy once again


d    d   f#     e  e     e       e     d  d     G
Well I  heard Mister Young sing about her
d    d   f#     e    e     d    e    d
Well I  heard ole Neil put her down
d     d   f#    e     e        e    d d     G
Well, I  hope Neil Young will remember
d  f#   e      e      d     d        d   d d      d d  G
A  southern man don't need him around any how

f#      e        d cd  G
Sweet home Alabama
f#       e    e       d   c  d
Where the skies are so blue
f#      e        d cd  G
Sweet home Alabama
f#     e    e   d     d       e   d
Lord, I'm coming home to you

Home Means Nevada

The verses of this song are straight forward with all the F and C notes being sharp.
In the chorus there's a couple of E # notes and you should half close that E note.
Also in the chorus you'll see a cn, this means the c is natural and not sharp
A      d    d   d    c        B  B    A   F   D
Way out in the land of the setting sun,
D        E    F      D      E     E     D
Where the wind blows wild and free,
E         F G    B   B      E     F   G  B   B
There's a love-ly spot, just the on-ly one
A     B         c        A       B       E  A
That means home sweet home to me.
A  A    d  d   d    c    B   A    F    D
If you follow the old Kit Car-son trail,
D  E   F    D   E        E   D
Un-til des-ert meets the hills,
E    F   G    B    B  E    F G       B    B
Oh you cer-tain-ly will a-gree with me,
A    B   c       A  F E      B      A
It's the place of a thou-sand thrills.

F        F         E# F  F
Home means Ne-va-da 
G       G        F    G
Home means the hills,
A       A         A   B      A    G    F
Home means the sage and the pine.
d    d   d    c    B     G   G   F G
Out by the Truckee, sil-ver-y rills,
c     c        c   B      E  E#   F
Out where the sun al-ways shines,
F      F  E#  F     F      G G     F   G
Here is the land which I love the best,
A  A   A     cn  c c   B
Fairer than all I can see.
d      c   d    e      d   B   A  d     A
Deep in the heart of the golden west
F        A        G   F   F   E  D  
Home means Ne-va-da to me.

This World Is Not My Home
Recorded by Jim Reeves, and Ricky Skaggs [ traditional ]
G    B      B   B   A   G
This world is not my home
B   A    G  G   E    D
I'm just a-passing through
D  G    G      G    B     d
My treasures are laid up
B      B        A  A      B   A
Somewhere beyond the blue.
B     d  d    d   B    G
The angels beckon me
B      A   G      G E    D
From heaven's open door
D    E G     G    B  d
And I can't feel at home
e  d    B       A  A  G 
In this world an-y-more.
d   d      B     G
Oh Lord, you know
B A    G    G      E    D
I have no friend like you
D  G  G      G    B   d
If heaven's not my home
B       B    A      A    B A
Then Lord what will I do.
d     d d     d   B    G
The angels beckon me
B       A   G      G E  D
From heaven's open door
D   E  G      G    B  d
And I can't feel at home
e  d    B       A  A  G   
In this world an-y-more.

Bring It  On Home To Me Notes -Sam Cooke

F#E D    F# F#   F #  E     D       F# E
If     you ev-er   change  your mind
A A        B  A       B   A     B     A A G
A-bout leaving, leaving me behind
B     A    F #    D  E  D
Oh, oh, bring it to me
F #      F#     E         E  D
Bring  your sweet loving
F #    A  B   F# D   E   D
Bring it on home to me

The Last Thing On My Mind By Tom Paxton

American Pie Letter Notes By Don McLean