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Nursery rhymes for beginner piano
The rhymes children have sung for two or three hundred years: short, repetitive tunes with words everyone knows, which is exactly what a beginner needs. Most sit in the first levels, in C position, and fit on half a page. 48 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 2–8
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 9–27
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.
- 9Lucy Locket
- 10Bobby Shafto
- 11The Muffin Man
- 12Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary
- 13Little Jack Horner
- 14Hey Diddle Diddle
- 15Old King Cole
- 16Oranges and Lemons
- 17Simple Simon
- 18What Are Little Boys Made Of?
- 19See-Saw, Margery Daw
- 20The North Wind Doth Blow
- 21Pop Goes the Weasel
- 22Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat
- 23Polly Put the Kettle On
- 24Where Are You Going, My Pretty Maid?
- 25Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush
- 26Little Tommy Tucker
- 27Ding, Dong, Bell
Level 4: Up to the C above 28–35
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 36–45
Still only white keys, but the tune covers more than an octave, so the hand moves further and more often.
Level 6: Moving on 46–48
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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