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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. G4 → G4 → G4 → D4 → E4 → E4 → D4 → B4 → B4 → A4 → A4 → G4
   🎷 Sax fingeringG4: ● ● ● · ○ ○ ○G4: ● ● ● · ○ ○ ○G4: ● ● ● · ○ ○ ○D4: ● ● ● · ● ● ○E4: ● ● ● · ○ ○ ○E4: ● ● ● · ○ ○ ○D4: ● ● ● · ● ● ○B4: ● ○ ○ · ○ ○ ○B4: ● ○ ○ · ○ ○ ○A4: ● ● ○ · ○ ○ ○A4: ● ● ○ · ○ ○ ○G4: ● ● ● · ○ ○ ○

   🪈 Flute fingering (sounds 8va up)G5: T ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ PG5: T ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ PG5: T ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ PD5: T ● ● ● ● ● ● PE5: T ● ● ● ● ● ○ ·E5: T ● ● ● ● ● ○ ·D5: T ● ● ● ● ● ● PB5: T ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ·B5: T ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ·A5: T ● ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ·A5: T ● ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ·G5: T ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ P
   💨 Breathe at the end of each phrase — never in the middle of a held note.
2. D4 → G4 → G4 → G4 → D4 → E4 → E4 → D4 → B4 → B4 → A4 → A4
   🎷 Sax fingeringD4: ● ● ● · ● ● ○G4: ● ● ● · ○ ○ ○G4: ● ● ● · ○ ○ ○G4: ● ● ● · ○ ○ ○D4: ● ● ● · ● ● ○E4: ● ● ● · ○ ○ ○E4: ● ● ● · ○ ○ ○D4: ● ● ● · ● ● ○B4: ● ○ ○ · ○ ○ ○B4: ● ○ ○ · ○ ○ ○A4: ● ● ○ · ○ ○ ○A4: ● ● ○ · ○ ○ ○

   🪈 Flute fingering (sounds 8va up)D5: T ● ● ● ● ● ● PG5: T ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ PG5: T ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ PG5: T ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ PD5: T ● ● ● ● ● ● PE5: T ● ● ● ● ● ○ ·E5: T ● ● ● ● ● ○ ·D5: T ● ● ● ● ● ● PB5: T ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ·B5: T ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ·A5: T ● ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ·A5: T ● ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ·
   💨 Breathe at the end of each phrase — never in the middle of a held note.
3. G4 → D4 → G4 → G4 → G4 → G4 → G4 → G4 → G4 → D4 → D4 → D4
   🎷 Sax fingeringG4: ● ● ● · ○ ○ ○D4: ● ● ● · ● ● ○G4: ● ● ● · ○ ○ ○G4: ● ● ● · ○ ○ ○G4: ● ● ● · ○ ○ ○G4: ● ● ● · ○ ○ ○G4: ● ● ● · ○ ○ ○G4: ● ● ● · ○ ○ ○G4: ● ● ● · ○ ○ ○D4: ● ● ● · ● ● ○D4: ● ● ● · ● ● ○D4: ● ● ● · ● ● ○

   🪈 Flute fingering (sounds 8va up)G5: T ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ PD5: T ● ● ● ● ● ● PG5: T ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ PG5: T ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ PG5: T ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ PG5: T ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ PG5: T ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ PG5: T ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ PG5: T ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ PD5: T ● ● ● ● ● ● PD5: T ● ● ● ● ● ● PD5: T ● ● ● ● ● ● P
   💨 Breathe at the end of each phrase — never in the middle of a held note.
4. D4 → D4 → D4 → D4 → G4 → G4 → G4 → D4 → E4 → E4 → D4 → B4
   🎷 Sax fingeringD4: ● ● ● · ● ● ○D4: ● ● ● · ● ● ○D4: ● ● ● · ● ● ○D4: ● ● ● · ● ● ○G4: ● ● ● · ○ ○ ○G4: ● ● ● · ○ ○ ○G4: ● ● ● · ○ ○ ○D4: ● ● ● · ● ● ○E4: ● ● ● · ○ ○ ○E4: ● ● ● · ○ ○ ○D4: ● ● ● · ● ● ○B4: ● ○ ○ · ○ ○ ○

   🪈 Flute fingering (sounds 8va up)D5: T ● ● ● ● ● ● PD5: T ● ● ● ● ● ● PD5: T ● ● ● ● ● ● PD5: T ● ● ● ● ● ● PG5: T ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ PG5: T ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ PG5: T ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ PD5: T ● ● ● ● ● ● PE5: T ● ● ● ● ● ○ ·E5: T ● ● ● ● ● ○ ·D5: T ● ● ● ● ● ● PB5: T ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ·
   💨 Breathe at the end of each phrase — never in the middle of a held note.
5. B4 → A4 → A4 → G4 → D4 → G4
   🎷 Sax fingeringB4: ● ○ ○ · ○ ○ ○A4: ● ● ○ · ○ ○ ○A4: ● ● ○ · ○ ○ ○G4: ● ● ● · ○ ○ ○D4: ● ● ● · ● ● ○G4: ● ● ● · ○ ○ ○

   🪈 Flute fingering (sounds 8va up)B5: T ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ·A5: T ● ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ·A5: T ● ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ·G5: T ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ PD5: T ● ● ● ● ● ● PG5: T ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ P
   💨 Breathe at the end of each phrase — never in the middle of a held note.