The Star-Spangled Banner - Lead Sheet
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About the Music
- Composer: John Stafford Smith
- Title(s): The Star-Spangled Banner
- Lyrics: Francis Scott Key
- Fake Book: Patriotic Fake Book
Notes
- Source: Heart Songs - Melodies of Days Gone By. Boston, MA: The Chapple Company, Lt., 1909. 404-405. Download here
- The ukulele version of this song is not in the same key as the other versions. The Star-Spangled Banner spans a range nearly as wide as the entire range of the ukulele, so there are only a few keys that will work. Unfortunately, B-flat major is not one of them.