To play in the original key, tune down a half step and play in E major (the original key is E♭ major)
Yankee Doodle Dandy
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EEH7H7
P1:
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EH7EH7EAH7E
S1:
Yankee Doodle went to town A-riding on a pony Stuck a feather in his cap And called it macaroni
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AEAEH7H7
R1:
Yankee Doodle, keep it up Yankee Doodle dandy Mind the music and the step And with the girls be handy
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EH7EH7EAH7E
S2:
Father, I went down to camp Along with Captain Gooding There we saw the men and boys As thick as hasty pudding
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AEAEH7H7
R1:
Yankee Doodle, keep it up Yankee Doodle dandy Mind the music and the step And with the girls be handy
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EH7EH7EAH7E
S3:
There we saw a thousand men As rich as Squire David What they wasted every day I wish it could be saved
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AEAEH7H7
R1:
Yankee Doodle, keep it up Yankee Doodle dandy Mind the music and the step And with the girls be handy
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EH7
M1:
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EH7EH7EAH7E
S4:
There was Captain Washington Upon a slapping stallion Giving orders to his men I guess there was a million
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AEAEH7H7
R1:
Yankee Doodle, keep it up Yankee Doodle dandy Mind the music and the step And with the girls be handy
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EH7EH7EAH7E
S5:
Then the feathers on his hat They looked so very fine, oh I wanted desperately to get To give my Jemima
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AEAEH7AEAH7E
R2:
Yankee Doodle, keep it up Yankee Doodle dandy Mind the music and the step And with the girls be handy Yankee Doodle, keep it up Yankee Doodle dandy Mind the music and the step And with the girls be handy
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H7EAEAE
D1:
x--x--x--x x--x--x--x x--x--x--x x--x--x--x x