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Folk songs for beginner piano
Traditional songs from Britain, Ireland, America, Europe and beyond, the tunes that were sung at home long before anyone wrote them down. They bring wider melodies, more left-hand chords and sometimes a minor key. 41 of our 201 free pieces, grouped by difficulty, each on its own page with full-size sheet music, a play button, practice notes and a short history.
Nursery rhymes 48 Children's songs 24 Folk songs 41 Spirituals 10 Hymns 7 Rounds 10 Christmas carols 25 Classical themes 24 National songs 4 Australian songs 8
Level 1: Right hand, C to G 1–1
The right hand alone in C position, thumb on middle C and one finger on each white key up to G. Every tune is in C major and stays on those five notes. One line of music on the treble staff, with a finger number and a letter name on every note.
Level 2: Left-hand chords 2–2
The left hand joins in with chords on the bass staff, little finger on the C below middle C: C, F and G. The tune still sits in C position, and the right little finger stretches one key up to A.
Level 3: Notes below middle C 3–18
The tune goes down below middle C to B, A and G, so the right hand reaches or shifts down and comes back to C position. Still C major, still the same three chords in the left hand.
- 3Red River Valley
- 4Down in the Valley
- 5The Water Is Wide
- 6Sur le pont d'Avignon (On the Bridge of Avignon)
- 7Aura Lee
- 8La Cucaracha
- 9All Through the Night
- 10Molly Malone
- 11Home on the Range
- 12Alouette
- 13Long, Long Ago
- 14Polly Wolly Doodle
- 15Oh My Darling, Clementine
- 16Loch Lomond
- 17Arirang
- 18The Skye Boat Song
Level 4: Up to the C above 19–28
The tune climbs past G to A, B and the C above middle C, so the right hand moves up and back. All white keys, all in C major (or A minor).
Level 5: A wider range 29–33
Still only white keys, but the tune covers more than an octave, so the hand moves further and more often.
Level 6: Moving on 34–41
Sharps and flats appear in the tune, the pieces run longer, and the left hand becomes a real second part. Still written in C major or A minor.
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