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🎵 Band Tunes

Practice tunes for each instrument. Trumpet and drums have audio - bell lyre shows letter notation to learn from.

🎺 Trumpet

General Salute

Played when saluting dignitaries

Fanfare

Ceremonial fanfare call

Major

Major ceremonial call

Marching

Standard marching trumpet line

Hoover

Trumpet exercise piece

When the Saints Go Marching In

Classic jazz tune

Georgia On My Mind

Jazz standard

The Huntsman

Traditional trumpet call

AB Swing

Swing rhythm practice

AB Kick

Upbeat practice piece

Number 1

Practice exercise

Pooki

Fun practice tune

🔔 Bell Lyre

Learn these tunes using the letter notation below. Each letter represents a note on the bell lyre.

Traditional Marches

RAF MARCH PAST

Official march of the Royal Air Force

D#D# G A# C A# D# G G A#D# A#A# F A# D# F D# F G A# C A# C F C A# G D# G A# D# F D# G A# C A# C C D D# D C A# D# F D# G A# C A# C F C A# G D# G A D# F D# G A# C A# C C D D# F C D# F D# A# D# A# A# C A# D# F G A# D# F D# A#D#A#A# G A# G F D#A# D# F D# G A# C A# D# F D# C A# G F A# D# F G G# G G#A# C A# C D D# G F D#

MEN OF HARLECH

Welsh military march

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

DAMBUSTERS

Famous WWII march

A# D# A# A# G# G G# A# G C GG F D# D FD# FG CA# GA# FA# C D D# D C A# G# A# D# A# A# G#G G# A# G C GG F D# D F D# E F G A# D# D C G F D#

TIPPERARY

British military song

G G#A#A# A# C D D#G# G F D# C D#A# G G#A#A# A# C D# G D D# F C D# F A#A# A# C D D# G G# D D# F G D# F G G G D# F D# C A# D# G D# F D#

GREAT ESCAPE

Classic film march theme

A#D#A# G F D# C F F D# D D# D C A# G G G# A A#D# A# G F D# C F F D# D A# F D# A#A# C A#D# F G G F G F D# C C A# C D# F G G F G F D# A#A# C A#D# F G G F G F D# C F D# D A# F D# G A# C D# D D D# F D# D D# C A# G A# C D# F(X12) D# D C A#D#A# G F D# C F F D# D D# D C A# G G G# A A#D# A# G F D# C F F D# D A# F D# F F D# D A# F D# F F D# D A# F D# F G

HIGHLAND CATHEDRAL

Scottish ceremonial march

D# F G F D#A#D# F G G G G#A#G# G F D# F G A# C D D#D#A# D D#A#G# G F G G# G D#A#D# F D#D# D A# F D F G D D C A# A# C D C D D D# F C D A# F D F G D D C A# A# C D C A#A# D# F G F D#A#D# F G G G G#A#G# G F D# F G A# C D D#D#A# D D#A#G# G F G G# G D#A#D# F D#D#

TOP GUN

Film theme march

D#A#A#G# G G# G F F D# F G F G G# G D# G F F D#A#A#G# G G# G F F D# F G F G G# G G# A# A# F F D# D D# D C C A# C D C D D# D A# D C A# F F D# D D# D C C A# C D C D D# D D# F

SAINTS

Classic jazz tune

C E F G C E F G C E F G E C E D E E D C C E G G G F C E F G E C D C

ABSWING

Practice swing rhythm

C(x6) E(x6) G(x7) EGECEC GGG EC EGECEC GGG C G C E C G C E C G(x9) G E(x4) C E(x4) G E(x4) G EEE

SLAIDBURN

Traditional tune

F G G#A# C A#G# G F(x8) E(x8) F(x8) E(x8) F F F D#G# G A#G#D# C A# D# F F D# F G F D#C# C D#G# G A#G#D# C E F G G G A B G E D C C F D#C# C C G#G#A# B C C C A F A C D#C# F G G# C G C F F G G# F C(Cx6) G G#A# G C(x6) F G G# F C C#(x5) F F C(x16)

DAD'S ARMY

TV theme tune

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

KISS ME GOODNIGHT SERGEANT MAJOR

WWII song

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