Level 1: Right hand, C to G 10 Level 2: Left-hand chords 16 Level 3: Notes below middle C 82 Level 4: Up to the C above 34 Level 5: A wider range 30 Level 6: Moving on 29

Nursery rhymes 8

The rhymes children have sung for two or three hundred years: short, repetitive tunes with words everyone knows, which is exactly what a beginner needs. Most sit in the first levels, in C position, and fit on half a page.

  1. 10Girls and Boys Come Out to PlayLevel 4 Nursery rhyme · C major · 6/8 · 12 bars (the first four played twice)
  2. 17Ring a Ring o' RosesLevel 4 Nursery rhyme · C major · 6/8 · 8 bars
  3. 20Little Bo-PeepLevel 4 Nursery rhyme · C major · 6/8 · 8 bars
  4. 21Little Miss MuffetLevel 4 Nursery rhyme · C major · 6/8 · 8 bars
  5. 22Humpty DumptyLevel 4 Nursery rhyme · C major · 6/8 · 10 bars
  6. 24I Had a Little Nut TreeLevel 4 Nursery rhyme · C major · 4/4 · 8 bars and a pickup
  7. 26Goosey, Goosey GanderLevel 4 Nursery rhyme · C major · 4/4 · 8 bars
  8. 33Little Boy BlueLevel 4 Nursery rhyme · C major · 6/8 · 12 bars

Children's songs 1

Songs written for or taken over by children: school songs, play songs, counting songs and the ones sung on car journeys. A little longer than the nursery rhymes, often with a chorus, rests and pickup notes.

  1. 19Oats, Peas, Beans and BarleyLevel 4 Children's song · C major · 6/8 · 8 bars

Folk songs 10

Traditional songs from Britain, Ireland, America, Europe and beyond, the tunes that were sung at home long before anyone wrote them down. They bring wider melodies, more left-hand chords and sometimes a minor key.

  1. 2Sakura SakuraLevel 4 Folk song · A minor · 4/4 · 14 bars
  2. 6Camptown RacesLevel 4 Folk song · C major · 4/4 · 16 bars and a pickup
  3. 9ShenandoahLevel 4 Folk song · C major · 4/4 · 9 bars and a pickup
  4. 13Home, Sweet HomeLevel 4 Folk song · C major · 4/4 · 25 bars and a pickup
  5. 14Early One MorningLevel 4 Folk song · C major · 4/4 · 16 bars
  6. 15Auld Lang SyneLevel 4 Folk song · C major · 4/4 · 16 bars and a pickup
  7. 25Billy BoyLevel 4 Folk song · C major · 2/4 · 16 bars and a pickup
  8. 28The Keel RowLevel 4 Folk song · C major · 2/4 · 16 bars and a pickup
  9. 32Lavender's BlueLevel 4 Folk song · C major · 6/8 · 8 bars
  10. 34Oh Dear, What Can the Matter Be?Level 4 Folk song · C major · 6/8 · 16 bars

Spirituals 1

African-American spirituals of the nineteenth century, the songs behind gospel and jazz. Strong, singable melodies with a swing, usually built on just three chords.

  1. 23Deep RiverLevel 4 Spiritual · C major · 4/4 · 8 bars

Hymns 3

Hymn tunes that have outlived the churches they were written for, because the melodies are so good. They move in steady crotchets and minims, which makes them fine reading practice.

  1. 1Jesus Loves MeLevel 4 Hymn · C major · 4/4 · 16 bars
  2. 12Be Thou My VisionLevel 4 Hymn · C major · 3/4 · 16 bars
  3. 27Shall We Gather at the RiverLevel 4 Hymn · C major · 4/4 · 16 bars

Rounds 2

Tunes that work as a round: a second player or singer can start a bar or two later and the parts fit, because every bar sits on the same chord. Good for playing with a parent or a teacher.

  1. 18Row, Row, Row Your BoatLevel 4 Round · C major · 6/8 · 8 bars
  2. 31Three Blind MiceLevel 4 Round · C major · 6/8 · 16 bars

Christmas carols 2

The carols and Christmas songs every child is asked to play in December, from Jingle Bells to Silent Night. All are written in C major (or A minor) around middle C; some need the hand to move or have a sharp or two, so they run all the way up to Level 6.

  1. 7Joy to the WorldLevel 4 Carol · C major · 4/4 · 20 bars
  2. 11The First NoelLevel 4 Carol · C major · 3/4 · 24 bars and a pickup

Classical themes 5

The famous themes from the great composers, Beethoven, Bach, Haydn, Grieg, Strauss, arranged as beginner pieces: the composer's melody in the right hand, moved into C major (or A minor) around middle C, with a left-hand part a beginner can manage.

  1. 3Can-Can (Orpheus in the Underworld)Level 4 Classical · C major · 4/4 · 8 bars, played twice
  2. 5Brahms’ Lullaby (Wiegenlied)Level 4 Classical · C major · 3/4 · 16 bars and a pickup
  3. 16Minuet in GLevel 4 Classical · C major · 3/4 · 16 bars (the first half), played twice
  4. 29Largo from the New World Symphony (Goin’ Home)Level 4 Classical · C major · 4/4 · 15 bars
  5. 30Jesu, Joy of Man’s DesiringLevel 4 Classical · C major · 9/8 · 8 bars

Australian songs 2

Songs from Australia's own tradition, Waltzing Matilda, Click Go the Shears, Botany Bay, all public domain here, arranged for beginners.

  1. 4Waltzing MatildaLevel 4 Australian · C major · 4/4 · 16 bars
  2. 8Bound for South AustraliaLevel 4 Australian · C major · 4/4 · 16 bars and a pickup

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