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Flight of the Bumblebee
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Simplified excerpt · from The Tale of Tsar Saltan
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Length
- 0:50
- Key
- A minor
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
- Chromatic scales: every black and white key
- Very fast, even sixteenths
- Finger changes on repeated shapes
Where to put your hands
Right hand starts high, on the E in the top space of the treble staff. Use fingers 1-2-3 for chromatic runs: thumb on white keys, 2 or 3 on black.
Tips
- 1Practice at speed 2 or 3 first. Speed comes from evenness, not effort.
- 2Keep your fingers close to the keys and your wrist relaxed.
Parts of the song
Buzzing downBuzzing aroundBuzzing down againAround againFlying away