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Frère Jacques
Traditional (French)
Simplified arrangement
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Length
- 0:24
- 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
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How to learn this song
What you’ll learn
- A round: one tune, started twice
- Quick four-note groups
- Low G below middle C
Where to put your hands
Right thumb on middle C. For the quick notes, keep your thumb on C and spread fingers 2 to 5 over E, F, G and A. For the last line, shift down so your thumb lands on the G below middle C. The left hand plays the same tune an octave lower with its own fingering: little finger on the C below middle C, so the notes above it go to fingers 4, 3, 2 and your thumb. Shift down for the low G in the last line.
Tips
- 1Your left hand plays the exact same tune, starting two bars later and an octave lower.
- 2Try right hand alone, then left alone, before putting the round together.
Parts of the song
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