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Easy · 5 notes

How to play Go Tell Aunt Rhody on the ocarina

Go Tell Aunt Rhody ocarina notes with color coding & letters, sheet music, fingering diagrams, and interactive audio practice.

A classic folk tune rooted in Rousseau's opera Le Devin du village (1752). Features B♭ with its distinctive hole combination. It uses 5 notes: F, G, A, B♭, C′.

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The notes & rhythm

Tap a note to hear it.

AAGFFGGB♭AGFC′C′B♭AAGFGAF

Longer blocks are longer notes; a vertical line marks each bar.

Sheet music

Standard treble clef notation with letter guides below each note.

The notes as letters

A A G F F G G B♭ A G F C′ C′ B♭ A A G F G A F

Ocarina fingerings

Select your ocarina type to see the right fingerings. Filled holes are covered; white holes are open.

Your ocarina:

F · F

Front · finger holes

Back · thumb holes and extra sub-holes (open)

G · G

Front · finger holes

Back · thumb holes and extra sub-holes (open)

A · A

Front · finger holes

Back · thumb holes and extra sub-holes (open)

B♭ · B♭

Front · finger holes

Back · thumb holes and extra sub-holes (open)

C′ · high C

Front · finger holes

Back · thumb holes and extra sub-holes (open)

Playing tips for Go Tell Aunt Rhody

Start each note cleanly with a gentle tongue stroke (whisper "too" or "doo").
Seal every hole completely with the soft pads of your fingers, not your fingertips.
The ocarina's pitch follows your breath: blowing softer lowers the pitch, blowing harder raises it.
B♭ uses a cross-fingering pattern. Keep the open tonehole free and blow with a steady, relaxed breath.

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