In general music sheets tell you much more than just the names (letters) of the notes such as how long to play the note for and in what time and rhythm. This means that generally music sheets with letters instead of notes are not produced because they do not have sufficient information for the musician to be able to play the piece correctly.
However some people do publish their own versions of music on the internet so you may be lucky in finding some written as notes, although it may not be as accurate as commercially published sheet music.
1. Try using the word ‘notes’ in your search and search for a specific tune, e.g. Search for "music notes for jingle bells”.
2. Remember that most modern music will be copyrighted so not available for free. Search for classical music such as Beethoven or Mozart, traditional songs such as folksongs or Christmas carols or music more than 70 years old where the copyright, generally, will have expired.
3. Search for music for a beginner’s instrument such as a recorder or tin whistle as beginners may not be expected to be proficient in reading music, e.g. Search for "jingle bells notes for the recorder”.
Overall you may find some free music written as letters but to make the most of free music resources you really would do better to try learning to read music for your instrument. There are many free, online tutorials which can help and also free apps if you have a mobile device which is compatible with these.
However some people do publish their own versions of music on the internet so you may be lucky in finding some written as notes, although it may not be as accurate as commercially published sheet music.
1. Try using the word ‘notes’ in your search and search for a specific tune, e.g. Search for "music notes for jingle bells”.
2. Remember that most modern music will be copyrighted so not available for free. Search for classical music such as Beethoven or Mozart, traditional songs such as folksongs or Christmas carols or music more than 70 years old where the copyright, generally, will have expired.
3. Search for music for a beginner’s instrument such as a recorder or tin whistle as beginners may not be expected to be proficient in reading music, e.g. Search for "jingle bells notes for the recorder”.
Overall you may find some free music written as letters but to make the most of free music resources you really would do better to try learning to read music for your instrument. There are many free, online tutorials which can help and also free apps if you have a mobile device which is compatible with these.
