How to play Mary Had a Little Lamb on piano
Three-note melody (C D E) plus one reach to G, right hand only in C position. Learn it step by step in your browser: the music waits for you on every note, then you speed it up.
Play Mary Had a Little Lamb free in your browser
Works with a MIDI keyboard, the on-screen keys or your computer keyboard.
Level1 of 5
ComposerTraditional
KeyC major
Time signature4/4
Tempo90 bpm
HandsRight hand
VersionExcerpt
AccessFree
The first notes
Right hand, first bars. The small numbers are finger numbers (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger).
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In the app you see these notes falling onto the keyboard and on sheet music at the same time, with the right key lit up.
How to learn it fast
- Listen first: Listen mode plays the whole piece.
- Learn mode: the music stops and waits until you press the right key, one hand at a time.
- Play mode at 60–70% speed: real-time feedback on every note, early or late.
- Loop the hard bars: the coach finds them for you and speeds them up as you improve.
- Hands together at full speed.
New to piano? This song fits best after Unit 2: Right Hand in C Position of the free course path.
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Works on phone, tablet and computer. Free to start, no download.