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The Star-Spangled Banner

The national anthem. Francis Scott Key wrote the words in 1814. The lyrics are public domain. These files are free downloads for civic use. Nothing on this page plays until you press Play.

American Flag and the Pledge

  1. Full ceremonial

    Default Play. 2:30. Ceremonial recording provided for Notice Nearby. Free download for civic use.

  2. Parade / outdoor march

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  3. Quiet indoor assembly

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  4. School / morning colors

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  5. Sporting event

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  6. Memorial / solemn

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  7. Brass ensemble

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  8. Full orchestra

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  9. Vocal / a cappella

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  10. Short / first-verse only

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First verse

Public-domain lyric. Printed once, not under each setting.

O say can you see, by the dawn’s early light,What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming,Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight,O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?And the rocket’s red glare, the bombs bursting in air,Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there,O say does that star-spangled banner yet waveO’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?