Taps Trumpet Music
For Piano Players
Taps trumpet music for piano, free sheet music. This is an easy but full-sounding arrangement of the military taps, also known as the taps bugle song or Day is Done.
Here is a moving version of Taps from Cold Case, the final episode (go here to find the sheet music, by clicking on "Sheet Music" then searching alphabetically for Taps):
While the taps trumpet music is traditionally played by a trumpet or bugle, I was asked by a reader for a piano-only version that could be played in church to honor our veterans. I hope this easy piano arrangement will be satisfactory. Because of the left hand chords with rhythm, it can potentially sound more martial than restful. Play it slowly and quietly, though, and the inherent dignity of the melody will still be felt.
Download Taps Bugle Music for Piano in Key of A
Download Music for Piano in Key of Bb
Download Taps Trumpet Music for Piano in Key of C
Download Printable Sheet Music in Key of D
Bugle Music for Piano in Key of Eb
Printable Piano Music in Key of F
Taps Sheet Music for Piano in Key of G
Wikipedia has a very good page about the origin of Taps, plus the Taps sheet music for trumpet written in the key of C, an octave higher than I have it here for piano players.
There are also more Taps lyrics at Wikipedia.
But here is a very informative video about the history of taps:
This music means a lot to military families. When my father, a former Marine who fought in Korea, died several years ago, a young military trumpet player was flown in to play Taps at his graveside service, courtesy of the U.S. military. We really appreciated that gesture, and will never forget those moments.
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Writer of the Lyrics to "Taps" 
Here's what H.L.Trim, writer of the lyrics of Taps, looked like, and here's a photo of Taps the music.
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At the end of an episode of "Cold Case" they were in a graveyard and there was an arrangement of TAPS being played with a piano and the bugler playing …
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