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Swan Lake (Scene)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Simplified excerpt · Act 2 scene theme
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Length
- 1:00
- Key
- B 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
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How to learn this song
What you’ll learn
- A long, singing melody
- Dotted rhythms that float
- B minor, with F sharp and C sharp
Where to put your hands
Right hand: thumb on B above middle C, little finger on the F sharp above it. Later it moves up an octave.
Tips
- 1Play the theme as if an oboe were singing it: smooth, connected and soft.
- 2When the melody moves up an octave, let it grow louder; the left hand switches to full chords.
Parts of the song
The swanAgainSoaringFarewell