Carol of the Bells (Shchedryk Theme)

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. C5 → B4 → C5 → A4 → C5 → B4 → C5 → A4 → C5 → B4 → C5 → A4
   🎷 Sax fingeringC5: ○ ● ○ · ○ ○ ○ +8vaB4: ● ○ ○ · ○ ○ ○C5: ○ ● ○ · ○ ○ ○ +8vaA4: ● ● ○ · ○ ○ ○C5: ○ ● ○ · ○ ○ ○ +8vaB4: ● ○ ○ · ○ ○ ○C5: ○ ● ○ · ○ ○ ○ +8vaA4: ● ● ○ · ○ ○ ○C5: ○ ● ○ · ○ ○ ○ +8vaB4: ● ○ ○ · ○ ○ ○C5: ○ ● ○ · ○ ○ ○ +8vaA4: ● ● ○ · ○ ○ ○

   🪈 Flute fingering (sounds 8va up)C5: T ● ● ○ ● ○ ○ PB5: T ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ·C5: T ● ● ○ ● ○ ○ PA5: T ● ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ·C5: T ● ● ○ ● ○ ○ PB5: T ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ·C5: T ● ● ○ ● ○ ○ PA5: T ● ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ·C5: T ● ● ○ ● ○ ○ PB5: T ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ·C5: T ● ● ○ ● ○ ○ PA5: T ● ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ·
   💨 Breathe at the end of each phrase — never in the middle of a held note.
2. E5 → D5 → E5 → C5 → C5 → B4 → C5 → A4
   🎷 Sax fingeringE5: ● ● ● · ○ ○ ○ +8vaD5: ● ● ● · ● ● ○ +8vaE5: ● ● ● · ○ ○ ○ +8vaC5: ○ ● ○ · ○ ○ ○ +8vaC5: ○ ● ○ · ○ ○ ○ +8vaB4: ● ○ ○ · ○ ○ ○C5: ○ ● ○ · ○ ○ ○ +8vaA4: ● ● ○ · ○ ○ ○

   🪈 Flute fingering (sounds 8va up)E5: T ● ● ● ● ● ○ ·D5: T ● ● ● ● ● ● PE5: T ● ● ● ● ● ○ ·C5: T ● ● ○ ● ○ ○ PC5: T ● ● ○ ● ○ ○ PB5: T ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ·C5: T ● ● ○ ● ○ ○ PA5: T ● ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ·
   💨 Breathe at the end of each phrase — never in the middle of a held note.