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Can-Can (Galop Infernal)
Jacques Offenbach
Simplified excerpt · from Orpheus in the Underworld
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Length
- 0:45
- Key
- C major
Ready to play?
Watch it once, then it’s your turn. Notes fall toward the keys, and the song waits for you until you’re ready to keep time.
- Speed 1 to 10
- Loop any part
- Right, left or both hands
You haven’t played this song yet.
How to learn this song
What you’ll learn
- Fast, light eighth notes
- A bouncing oom-pah left hand
- The run down from high C
Where to put your hands
Right thumb on C, but your hand moves a lot. Left hand alternates between low G and D, then C and G.
Tips
- 1Start at speed 3 or 4. This one is fast at full speed.
- 2Learn the left hand alone first: it's the bounce that makes the Can-Can.
Parts of the song
GalopAgainUp highUp high againLast danceFinal kick