Assigning array of strings to char **

In C, I know you can assign strings to char pointers, so by extension, why does this fail?

char **notes;

notes = {
    "C3", "C4", "A2", "A3", "A2#", "A3#", "REST",
    "C3", "C4", "A2", "A3", "A2#", "A3#", "REST",
    "F2", "F3", "D2", "D3", "D2#", "D3#", "REST",
    "F2", "F3", "D2", "D3", "D2#", "D3#", "REST",
    "D3#", "D3", "C3#", "C3", "D3#", "D3", "G2#",
    "G2", "C3#", "C3", "F3#", "F3", "E3", "A3#",
    "A3", "G3#", "D3#", "B2", "A2#", "A2", "G2#"
};

I get the error:

error: expected expression
notes = {
        ^

(Bonus points to anyone who can identify the song. Hint: switch the sharps to equivalent flats)