The Entertainer — Beginner Melody

How to play it on winds

🪈 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. D5 → E5 → C5 → A4 → A4 → D5 → E5 → C5 → A4 → B4 → E5 → F#5
   🪈 Flute fingering (sounds 8va up)D5: T ● ● ● ● ● ● PE5: T ● ● ● ● ● ○ ·C5: T ● ● ○ ● ○ ○ PA5: T ● ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ·A5: T ● ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ·D5: T ● ● ● ● ● ● PE5: T ● ● ● ● ● ○ ·C5: T ● ● ○ ● ○ ○ PA5: T ● ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ·B5: T ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ·E5: T ● ● ● ● ● ○ ·F#5: T ● ● ○ ● ● ○ P
   💨 Breathe at the end of each phrase — never in the middle of a held note.
2. G5 → E5 → C5 → B4 → A4 → D5 → E5 → C5 → A4 → A4 → D5 → E5
   🪈 Flute fingering (sounds 8va up)G5: T ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ PE5: T ● ● ● ● ● ○ ·C5: T ● ● ○ ● ○ ○ PB5: T ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ·A5: T ● ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ·D5: T ● ● ● ● ● ● PE5: T ● ● ● ● ● ○ ·C5: T ● ● ○ ● ○ ○ PA5: T ● ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ·A5: T ● ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ·D5: T ● ● ● ● ● ● PE5: T ● ● ● ● ● ○ ·
   💨 Breathe at the end of each phrase — never in the middle of a held note.
3. C5 → A4 → B4 → E5 → C5 → A4 → G4 → F#4 → A4
   🪈 Flute fingering (sounds 8va up)C5: T ● ● ○ ● ○ ○ PA5: T ● ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ·B5: T ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ·E5: T ● ● ● ● ● ○ ·C5: T ● ● ○ ● ○ ○ PA5: T ● ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ·G5: T ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ PF#5: T ● ● ○ ● ● ○ PA5: T ● ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ·
   💨 Breathe at the end of each phrase — never in the middle of a held note.