| The song Mary Had A Little Lamb dates back to 1830. | | | | for both the right and left hand. |
| It is a well known English Nursery Rhyme. Because it | | | | To play the tune in your right hand, place 1 (thumb) on |
| only uses a range of 5 notes on the piano it is easy to | | | | F#. This is the lowest of the 3 black notes. Place finger |
| play on the piano. you are going to learn the song using | | | | 2 on G#, 3 on A# and 5 on C#. It will feels as though |
| just the black keys! | | | | you are on stilts! |
| The black keys on the piano are grouped in 2 then 3 | | | | To play the tune in the left hand place 5 on F#, 4 on |
| over the entire keyboard. You are going to be using a | | | | G#, 3 on A# and 1 on C# |
| group of 3 black keys and then the first black key in | | | | Here are the notes of the nursery rhyme: |
| the group of 2, directly above. In the middle of the | | | | A# G# F# G# A# A# A# |
| piano find 3 black keys grouped together. These are | | | | G# G# G#, A# C# C# |
| called F# (sharp), G# and A#. The extra note that you | | | | A# G# F# G# A# A# A# F# |
| are going to play is C#. | | | | G# G# A# G# F# |
| Piano fingering refers to the number that each finger is | | | | Here are the words of the song: |
| given. The thumb = 1, the index finger = 2, all the way | | | | "Ma-ry had a lit-tle lamb, lit-tle lamb. Ma-ry had a lit-tle |
| through to the little finger = 5. This fingering is the same | | | | lamb whose fleece was white as snow. |