| "Good King Wenceslas" is a traditional Christmas carol. | | | | C C C D C C G, A G A B C C |
| It is about Saint Wenceslaus l, Duke of Bohemia | | | | Notice the 2 lines of music are identical. This is a great |
| (907-935). It is an easy tune to play on the piano as it | | | | tip when you are starting to play the piano - look for |
| only uses 5 notes - G A B C and D. | | | | any repeated patterns. |
| The notes on the piano are named after the first 7 | | | | The highest note in the carol is D. The lowest note is |
| letters of the alphabet - A B C D E F G | | | | G. |
| After G, the whole pattern repeats - A B C D E F G | | | | Here are the words of the carol. |
| A B C D E F G | | | | "Good King Wenceslas looked out, on the feast of |
| Find the note C on the piano. C is the white key to the | | | | Stephen. |
| left of 2 black keys. The carol begins on C. | | | | When the snow lay round about, deep and crisp and |
| D is the note to the right of C. This is the second note | | | | even." |
| of the carol. | | | | Each syllable matches one note in the song. To play |
| Now find the G below C. G is 3 notes to the left of C. | | | | the tune, start with your 4th finger (the thumb is |
| Here are the first 2 lines of the christmas carol "Good | | | | number 1, the index finger is number 2, and so on) on |
| King Wenceslas." | | | | the note C. |
| C C C D C C G, A G A B C C | | | | |