John Stafford Smith (1750–1836)
The Star-Spangled Banner
The national anthem of the United States in the Service Version, the harmony agreed for the armed forces during the First World War
In National anthems and patriotic songs
Plays on a MIDI keyboard in Chrome, Edge or Firefox on a computer, or Chrome on an Android phone or tablet, or on the keys on screen without one.
Versions
Each easier version only leaves notes out and adds none, so every note in it is the piece's own. Print any of them free.
- As written346 notes
- Melody and a simpler left hand277 notes
- Melody and left-hand roots134 notes
- Right-hand melody101 notes
To practise it on paper: a practice chart for this piece, a week of steps from each hand alone to full tempo, with their speeds.
What it asks of you
- Treble clef from A3 to E5, with ledger lines
- Bass clef from A2 to E4, with ledger lines
- Key signature: 4 flats (A♭ major or F minor)
- Accidentals: naturals
- Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, eighth notes, dotted quarter notes, sixteenth notes, dotted eighth notes
- Intervals: 6ths, 3rds (skips), 4ths, 5ths, octaves, 7ths
- Hands playing together, moving the hand to a new position, one hand moving while the other holds
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Score from PDMX (Public Domain Mark 1.0); the composition is public domain: John Stafford Smith died in 1836. This is an arrangement, and the source doesn’t name its arranger. The composition’s rights don’t cover an arrangement: this one rests on its uploader marking it public domain (Public Domain Mark 1.0). Credits