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Brahms’s Lullaby — right-hand melody

Play the gentle 3/4 melody of Wiegenlied (Op. 49 No. 4) in C major with your right hand.

Next stepsJohannes Brahms · Opening eight bars in C major · piano one handPiano · One hand · C major · 3/4

76 beats per minute. Changing speed stops playback; press Play to start again.

Try it at the keyboard

  1. Count 1-2-3 quietly in every bar so the two-beat minims get their full length.
  2. Prepare your 5th finger for the leap up to C5 in bar 5 before you play it.
  3. Keep your wrist relaxed and aim for a warm, gentle tone.

About this score

Transposed from E-flat major to C major and simplified into an eight-bar 3/4 phrase without pickup bar for beginner reading.

Composed by Johannes Brahms (1868); simplified C-major teaching arrangement by NotePlayMusic. Public domain composition (published 1868). Teaching arrangement by NotePlayMusic.

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