Who doesn’t know the classic song Twinkle Twinkle Little Star? It’s one of the most popular and easiest songs to learn on the recorder.
Here you will find the Twinkle Twinkle Little Star recorder notes, perfect for beginners who want to start playing simple melodies.
This song is very easy to play because it uses the C major scale. If you already know this scale, you will be able to play the song without any problems.
In fact, you only need 6 notes from the C major scale:
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- A
Take a look at the recorder sheet music below. This version is designed to be clear and easy to follow for beginners.
How to play Twinkle Twinkle Little Star on Recorder
Start slowly and follow the notes step by step. Repeat each section until you feel comfortable playing it.

As you can see, this song is very simple. If you are unsure about any note, take your time to practice it before continuing.
Now let’s move on to the second part, which is just as easy to play:

This second part is repeated twice, so once you learn it, you’ll be able to play the full song smoothly.
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Lyrics
Twinkle, twinkle, little star, how I wonder what you are! Up above the world so high, like a diamond in the sky…
If you are learning recorder, songs like this are perfect to improve your finger coordination and confidence. Keep practicing regularly and try other easy songs to continue improving.
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Congratulations Mark !
Hey Admin thank you you are the best man
Thanks to you!
cool!
This truly helped a lot, I will surely send this link to others!!!
Thanks Rhiana:)
it did not sound like i play it in school or have the same notes but it is suppose to be D D A A B B A G G F F E E D A A G G F F E E A A G G F F E E D D A A B B A G G G F F E E D that is how it really is
I really like this site and I’m just learning the precorder
I just started playing 3 days ago and I have learned hot cross buns and mary had a little lamb and now I’m learning this
How come the “F” note is different from your fingering chart?
Hi, thanks for the advice. The fingering was incorrect, this is the F that is the correct one. The baroque fingering. We have changed it.
Thank you very much, greetings

Absolutely horrible this didn’t help at all very frustrated>:(
I love It
I’ve only been learning for a couple of days and the third time I played it, it sounded the same as the actual song!
Thank you so much!
cool!
Didn’t help I am in fifth grade and am trying to learn the song again use a different site this one is not what you are looking for.
i enjoyed it but not the same as my school is teaching
where’s the whole song???
the song is in c major what the teacher teaches us is d major. so it is not wrong.
I like it a little bit. Not too much thought it’s still good. 🙂
It’s great but where is the rest of the song
It’s great but it sounds horrible
i loved it wheres london bridge