The Stars and Stripes Forever sheet music

John Philip Sousa (1854–1932), Level 9 · Advanced, 3:32

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  • Some held notes in bars 5–11, 21–27, 48–49, 64–65 are shown shorter because that hand plays more than one rhythm at once. No notes were removed.
The Stars and Stripes Forever, keyboard staff, page 1 of 18The Stars and Stripes ForeverJohn Philip Sousa (1854–1932). Regular keyboard staff. Print at 100%, not fit-to-page.CCDDEFFGGAABBold red line: C4 · Solid line: other Cs, D F G A · Dotted grey line: E | F and B | CC3C5221E♭E♭DDE♭E♭CCE♭E♭E♭E♭FFG♭G♭GGA♭A♭AAE♭E♭DDE♭E♭CCCE♭CBE♭BBE♭BC3C54B♭B♭B♭B♭GB♭GBGBGCGCGCA♭CA♭B♭FDB♭E♭B♭GDGFCCGE♭FCA♭C3C57FEFGFE♭E♭E♭DCDB♭DB♭FCAFB♭B♭FA♭DB♭C3C59B♭B♭B♭B♭B♭B♭B♭B♭B♭B♭B♭B♭BBBBGE♭B♭FB♭A♭E♭B♭GDBGSource: "The Stars and Stripes Forever", typeset by Benjamin Bloomfield, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=626.The Stars and Stripes Forever · Page 1 of 18
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Sheet music cover of The Stars and Stripes Forever
The Stars and Stripes Forever, first edition cover. Unknown cover artist; published by The John Church Company, 1897. Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.

Key facts

Level
Level 9 · Advanced. Estimated from the notes (4 of 8 on our difficulty score)
Time signature
2/2
Length
212 bars, 18 pages
Playing time
3:32
Notes
2,514
Range
G#1 to G#6

Source and licence

Licence of the source: Public Domain dedication.

Source: "The Stars and Stripes Forever", typeset by Benjamin Bloomfield, The Mutopia Project, https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=626.

Source: The Mutopia Project, from the edition Cincinnati: The John Church Company, 1897.

Playback sounds: Salamander Grand Piano by Alexander Holm (CC BY 3.0); Upright Piano KW by Gonzalo and Roberto of FreePats (CC0 1.0); Fluid R3 GM by Frank Wen and contributors (CC BY 3.0). Full sound credits.