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Scarborough Fair
Traditional (English)
Simplified arrangement
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Length
- 0:58
- Key
- D Dorian
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 haunting old modal melody
- Waltz-like 3/4 time
- Open fifths in the left hand
Where to put your hands
Right thumb on D above middle C; shift down a key for the low C. Left hand plays two notes together, five apart: little finger on the D below middle C and thumb on A to start, then the same shape on other notes.
Tips
- 1The tune uses B natural, not B flat. That's the Dorian mode that makes it sound ancient.
- 2Hold each long note its full three beats. The song should feel unhurried.
Parts of the song
Verse 1Verse 2