Piano Notes for Old MacDonald Had a Farm – CDE FGAB
This post provides the letter notes for the melody of the nursery rhyme Old MacDonald Had a Farm. Piano notes for this easy-to-play children’s song are given on two scales.
Version 1: C Major Key
Version 2: G Major Key (all notes for the song are in the middle octave)
Key Information for the Children Song Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Scale: C major (All Natural Notes, All white keys)
C Major Scale Notes: C, D, E, F, G, A, B
Key Signature: Blank (No flats, No sharps)
Tempo: 60 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Difficulty Level: Beginner
The song is in C major with a tempo of 60 BPM and a 4/4 time signature. These notes are intended for piano and are suitable for players with some experience as well as for beginners.
Old MacDonald Had a Farm Piano Tutorial
Piano Keys Layout
Symbols Used in the Song
Asterisk: star symbol (*): Indicates an octave.
Notes in Brackets: (): Play quickly or fast.
Wavy Lines: Tilde (~): Sustained Notes.
Vertical Bar: Pipe Symbol (|): Indicates a chord change.
Asterisk after a note (e.g., C*): Indicates a higher octave note.
Asterisk before a note (e.g., *C): Indicates a lower octave note.
Old MacDonald Had a Farm Piano Notes – 1 (C Major Key)
Part 1A (Verse 1)
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O
And on his farm he had a cow, E-I-E-I-O
C C C *G *A *A *G~~
Old Mac_Do_nald had a farm,
E E D D C~~~
E – I – E – I – O
*G C C C
And on his farm
*G *A *A *G~~
he had a cow,
E E D D C~~~
E – I – E – I – O
Part 1B (Verse 1)
With a moo-moo here and a moo-moo there
Here a moo, there a moo, everywhere a moo-moo
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O
(*G *G) C C C
With a moo moo here
(*G *G) C C C
and a moo moo there
(C C) C~ (C C) C~
Here a moo, there a moo,
(C C) (C C) C C
every_where a moo moo
C C C *G *A *A *G~~
Old Mac_Do_nald had a farm,
E E D D C~~~
E – I – E – I – O
Part 2 (Verse 2)
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O
And on his farm he had a pig, E-I-E-I-O
With an oink-oink here and an oink-oink there
Here an oink, there an oink, everywhere a oink-oink
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O
C C C *G *A *A *G~~ | E E D D C~~~
Old Mac_Do_nald had a farm | E – I – E – I – O
*G C C C *G *A *A *G~~ | E E D D C~~~
And on his farm he had a pig | E – I – E – I – O
(*G *G) C C C | (*G *G) C C C
With a oink oink here | and a oink oink there
(C C) C~ (C C) C~ | (C C) (C C) C C
Here a oink, there a oink | every_where a oink oink
C C C *G *A *A *G~~ | E E D D C~~~
Old Mac_Do_nald had a farm | E – I – E – I – O
Part 3 (Verse 3)
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O
And on his farm he had a duck, E-I-E-I-O
With a moo-moo here and a quack-quack there
Here a quack, there a quack, everywhere quack-quack
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O
C C C *G *A *A *G~~ | E E D D C~~~
Old MacDonald had a farm | E – I – E – I – O
*G C C C *G *A *A *G~~ | E E D D C~~~
And on his farm he had a duck | E – I – E – I – O
(*G *G) C C C | (*G *G) C C C
With a quack quack here | and a quack quack there
(C C) C~ (C C) C~ | (C C) (C C) C C
Here a quack, there a quack | every_where a quack quack
C C C *G *A *A *G~~ | E E D D C~~~
Old MacDonald had a farm | E – I – E – I – O
Part 4 (Verse 4)
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O
And on his farm he had some chicks, E-I-E-I-O
With a chick-chick here and a chick-chick there
Here a chick, there a chick, everywhere chick-chick
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O
C C C *G *A *A *G~~ E E D D C~~~
BBB Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O
*G C C C *G *A *A *G~~ E E D D C~~~
BBB And on his farm he had some chicks, E-I-E-I-O
(*G *G) C C C (*G *G) C C C
BBB With a chick chick here and a chick chick there
(C C) C~ (C C) C~ (C C) (C C) C C
BBB Here a chick, there a chick everywhere a chick chick
C C C *G *A *A *G~~ E E D D C~~~
BBB Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O
Old MacDonald Had a Farm Piano Notes – 2 (G Major Key)
Part 1A (Verse 1)
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O
And on his farm he had a cow, E-I-E-I-O
G G G D E E D~~
Old Mac_Do_nald had a farm,
B B A A G~~~
E – I – E – I – O
D G G G
And on his farm
D E E D~~
he had a cow,
B B A A G~~~
E – I – E – I – O
Part 1B (Verse 1)
With a moo-moo here and a moo-moo there
Here a moo, there a moo, everywhere a moo-moo
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O
(D D) G G G
With a moo moo here
(D D) G G G
and a moo moo there
(G G) G~ (G G) G~
Here a moo, there a moo,
(G G) (G G) G G
every_where a moo moo
G G G D E E D~~
Old Mac_Do_nald had a farm,
B B A A G~~~
E – I – E – I – O
Part (Verse 2)
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O
And on his farm he had a pig, E-I-E-I-O
With an oink-oink here and an oink-oink there
Here an oink, there an oink, everywhere a oink-oink
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O
G G G D E E D~~ | B B A A G~~~
Old Mac_Do_nald had a farm | E – I – E – I – O
D G G G D E E D~~ | B B A A G~~~
And on his farm he had a pig | E – I – E – I – O
(D D) G G G | (D D) G G G
With a oink oink here | and a oink oink there
(G G) G~ (G G) G~ | (G G) (G G) G G
Here a oink, there a oink | every_where a oink oink
G G G D E E D~~ | B B A A G~~~
Old Mac_Do_nald had a farm | E – I – E – I – O
Part (Verse 3)
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O
And on his farm he had a duck, E-I-E-I-O
With a moo-moo here and a quack-quack there
Here a quack, there a quack, everywhere quack-quack
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O
G G G D E E D~~ | B B A A G~~~
Old Mac_Do_nald had a farm | E – I – E – I – O
D G G G D E E D~~ | B B A A G~~~
And on his farm he had a duck | E – I – E – I – O
(D D) G G G | (D D) G G G
With a quack quack here | and a quack quack there
(G G) G~ (G G) G~ | (G G) (G G) G G
Here a quack, there a quack | every_where a quack quack
G G G D E E D~~ | B B A A G~~~
Old Mac_Do_nald had a farm | E – I – E – I – O
Part (Verse 4)
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O
And on his farm he had some chicks, E-I-E-I-O
With a chick-chick here and a chick-chick there
Here a chick, there a chick, everywhere chick-chick
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O
G G G D E E D~~ B B A A G~~~
Old Mac_Do_nald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O
D G G G D E E D~~ B B A A G~~~
And on his farm he had some chicks, E-I-E-I-O
(D D) G G G (D D) G G G
With a chick chick here and a chick chick there
(G G) G~ (G G) G~ (G G) (G G) G G
Here a chick, there a chick every_where a chick chick
G G G D E E D~~ B B A A G~~~
Old Mac_Do_nald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O
