FolkFree
Yankee Doodle
Traditional (American)
Simplified arrangement
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Length
- 0:32
- 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 bouncy marching tune
- Dotted rhythms in the chorus
- Moving from C up to F and down to G
Where to put your hands
Right thumb on G above middle C, finger 4 on the high C. The verse climbs to F: shift up so finger 5 lands on it. The chorus goes down to E: shift down so your thumb lands on it. Left hand: thumb on the C below middle C, little finger on the G below it.
Tips
- 1The verse is all quarter notes: keep them even, like marching.
- 2In the chorus, “long-short” dotted rhythms come in pairs. Count “1 - & 2”.
Parts of the song
VerseChorus