Hot Cross Buns

How to play it on winds

🎷 On the saxophone, every note below uses its real fingering — press the B/A/G + F/E/D keys in combination, and hold the 8va key for the upper register.

🪈 On the flute, the melody sounds one octave higher than written — the same shapes you already know, with the breath mark (◌) for the upper octave.

Learn it in phrases

1. E4 → D4 → C4 → E4 → D4 → C4 → C4 → C4 → C4 → C4 → D4 → D4
   🎷 Sax fingeringE4: ● ● ● · ○ ○ ○D4: ● ● ● · ● ● ○C4: ● ● ● · ● ● ●E4: ● ● ● · ○ ○ ○D4: ● ● ● · ● ● ○C4: ● ● ● · ● ● ●C4: ● ● ● · ● ● ●C4: ● ● ● · ● ● ●C4: ● ● ● · ● ● ●C4: ● ● ● · ● ● ●D4: ● ● ● · ● ● ○D4: ● ● ● · ● ● ○

   🪈 Flute fingering (sounds 8va up)E5: T ● ● ● ● ● ○ ·D5: T ● ● ● ● ● ● PC5: T ● ● ○ ● ○ ○ PE5: T ● ● ● ● ● ○ ·D5: T ● ● ● ● ● ● PC5: T ● ● ○ ● ○ ○ PC5: T ● ● ○ ● ○ ○ PC5: T ● ● ○ ● ○ ○ PC5: T ● ● ○ ● ○ ○ PC5: T ● ● ○ ● ○ ○ PD5: T ● ● ● ● ● ● PD5: T ● ● ● ● ● ● P
   💨 Breathe at the end of each phrase — never in the middle of a held note.
2. D4 → D4 → E4 → D4 → C4
   🎷 Sax fingeringD4: ● ● ● · ● ● ○D4: ● ● ● · ● ● ○E4: ● ● ● · ○ ○ ○D4: ● ● ● · ● ● ○C4: ● ● ● · ● ● ●

   🪈 Flute fingering (sounds 8va up)D5: T ● ● ● ● ● ● PD5: T ● ● ● ● ● ● PE5: T ● ● ● ● ● ○ ·D5: T ● ● ● ● ● ● PC5: T ● ● ○ ● ○ ○ P
   💨 Breathe at the end of each phrase — never in the middle of a held note.