The Bonnie Blue Flag by Harry McCarthy | Piano Letter Notes

Are you looking to play The Bonnie Blue Flag by Harry McCarthy on the piano, using easy letter notes, but aren’t sure where to start, you’ve come to the right place! This timeless track is a favorite for many, and with our easy piano letter notes, you’ll be playing it in no time. Whether you’re a beginner or just looking for a quick way to learn, our simple format breaks down the song so it’s fun and effortless to master. Ready to get started? Keep reading, and you’ll find the letter notes waiting for you below!
RH:4|c-a---a-a---A-A-----c---A-|
LH:3|--f-----f-----A-----c-----|

RH:5|c---c---------------------|
RH:4|------a---f-g-----c-----a-|
LH:3|a-----f-----c-----e-----f-|

RH:5|--f-e---f-d---c-----------|
RH:4|----------------a---f-a---|
LH:3|----a-----A-----f-----c---|

RH:4|g-f---e-f---------c-a---a-|
LH:3|--------------------f-----|
LH:2|--e-----f-----------------|

RH:5|------------------c---c---|
RH:4|a---A-A-----c---A-------a-|
LH:3|f-----A-----c-----a-----f-|

RH:5|--------------------f-e---|
RH:4|--f-g-----c-----a---------|
LH:3|----c-----e-----f-----a---|

RH:5|f-d---c-------------------|
RH:4|--------a---f-a---g-f---e-|
LH:3|--A-----f-----c-----------|
LH:2|--------------------e-----|

RH:5|----------c-f---------c-e-|
RH:4|f-------------------------|
LH:3|------------f-----------c-|
LH:2|f-------------------------|

RH:5|--------c-d---d-d---d-c---|
LH:3|----------------d-----f---|
LH:2|----------A---------------|

RH:5|------c-f-----c---c-e-e-d-|
LH:3|--------f-----------------|
LH:2|--------------------A-----|

RH:5|c-------------------------|
RH:4|----A-a---A-a---g-f-------|
LH:3|------c-----c-------------|
LH:2|A-----------------f-------|

RH:5|--c-f---------c-e---------|
LH:3|----f-----------c---------|

RH:5|c-d---d-d---d-c---------c-|
LH:3|--------d-----f-----------|
LH:2|--A-----------------------|

RH:5|f-----c---c-e-e-d-c-------|
RH:4|----------------------A-a-|
LH:3|f-----------------------c-|
LH:2|------------A-----A-------|

RH:5|--------------------c-f-c-|
RH:4|--A-a---g-f---------------|
LH:3|----c-----------------a---|
LH:2|----------f---------------|

RH:5|a-f-c-a-f---------c-f-e-d-|
LH:4|--c-----------------------|
LH:3|--------f-----------c-----|

RH:6|----------c---------------|
RH:5|c-d-e-f-a---e-----f-c-a-f-|
LH:4|------------------------c-|
LH:3|e-----f-----c-----f-------|

RH:5|c-a-f---------f-f-e-d-c-d-|
LH:3|----f-----------c-----A---|

RH:5|e-f---------c-f-c-a-f-c-a-|
LH:4|--------------------c-----|
LH:3|--f-----------a-----------|

RH:5|f---------c-f-e-d-c-d-e-f-|
LH:3|f-----------c-----e-----f-|

RH:6|--c-----------------------|
RH:5|a---e-----f-c-a-f-c-a-f---|
LH:4|----------------c---------|
LH:3|----c-----f-----------f---|

RH:5|------f-f-e-d-c-d-e-f-----|
LH:3|--------c-----A-----f-----|
The Bonnie Blue Flag by Harry McCarthy Piano / Keyboard Easy Letter Notes for Beginners
Congratulations! You’ve now reached the end of our guide to playing The Bonnie Blue Flag by Harry McCarthy on the piano. With the easy piano letter notes provided, you have everything you need to bring this beloved song to life, whether you’re practicing alone or performing for friends and family. Remember, learning piano is all about patience, practice, and passion. Take your time mastering each part of the song, and don’t worry if it doesn’t sound perfect at first—every great musician started somewhere!

As you become more comfortable, try experimenting with your own style and dynamics to make the song truly your own. And don’t forget, music is meant to be enjoyed, so celebrate your progress and have fun along the way.

If you enjoyed this tutorial, be sure to explore the rest of our collection of easy piano letter notes for more of your favorite songs. There’s always another melody waiting to be learned! Keep practicing, keep playing, and most importantly, keep sharing your love of music with the world. Happy playing!

Quick guide on how to read the letter notes

how to read and play the letter notes
Each group of letter notes is played from left to right, and vertical letters on the same column are played together.

The numbers in front of each line are the octave, each octave has an unique color so you can easily follow them.

Lowercase (a b c d e f g) letters are natural notes (white keys, a.k.a A B C D E F G ).
Uppercase (A C D F G) letters are the sharp notes (black keys a.k.a. A# C# D# F# G#), look at the image below to see where each letter note is on the piano keyboard.

The lines / dashes (-) between letters indicates timing to play the notes. Just listen to the audio file at the top of the post to figure out the time lenght of the dashes (usually 5-6 dashes is about 1 second)

RH / LH means Right Hand / Left Hand and it's mostly for people who play the piano, it tells them with what hand to play the lines. Also, if you want to play a easy version of the song, playing only the RH lines does exactly that, because on most songs RH notes are for melody and LH notes are for bass.
piano letters notation and octaves

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  1. We are a band of brothers
    And native to the soil,
    Fighting for the property
    We gained by honest toil;
    And when our rights were threatened,
    The cry rose near and far--
    "Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag
    That bears a single star!"

    CHORUS:
    Hurrah! Hurrah!
    For Southern rights hurrah!
    Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag
    That bears a single star.

    As long as the Union
    Was faithful to her trust,
    Like friends and like brothers
    Both kind were we and just;
    But now, when Northern treachery
    Attempts our rights to mar,
    We hoist on high the Bonnie Blue Flag
    That bears a single star.

    CHORUS

    First gallant South Carolina
    Nobly made the stand,
    Then came Alabama,
    Who took her by the hand.
    Next quickly Mississippi,
    Georgia and Florida
    All raised on high the Bonnie Blue Flag
    That bears a single star.

    CHORUS

    Ye men of valor, gather round
    The banner of the right;
    Texas and fair Louisiana
    Join us in the fight.
    Davis, our loved president,
    And Stephens statesmen are;
    Now rally round the Bonnie Blue Flag
    That bears a single star.

    CHORUS

    And here's to old Virginia--
    The Old Dominion State--
    Who with the young Confederacy
    At length has linked her fate;
    Impelled by her example,
    Now other states prepare
    To hoist on high the Bonnie Blue Flag
    That bears a single star.

    CHORUS

    Then cheer, boys, cheer;
    Raise the joyous shout,
    For Arkansas and North Carolina
    Now have both gone out;
    And let another rousing cheer
    For Tennessee be given,
    The single star of the Bonnie Blue Flag
    Has grown to be eleven.

    CHORUS

    Then here's to our Confederacy,
    Strong are we and brave;
    Like patriots of old we'll fight
    Our heritage to save.
    And rather than submit to shame,
    To die we would prefer;
    So cheer for the Bonnie Blue Flag
    That bears a single star.

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