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Frere Jacques - right-hand melody

Play the eight-bar tune with your right hand and listen for its repeated phrases.

Next stepsTraditional French round · Single melody in C major - piano right handPiano · One hand · C major · 4/4

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

Try it at the keyboard

  1. Learn one phrase, then notice that the next bar repeats it.
  2. In bars 5 and 6, fit two quavers into each of the first two beats.
  3. The final phrase uses G3 below middle C; move your hand to reach it comfortably.

About this score

NotePlayMusic's C-major teaching notation presents the melody once, with written-out repeated phrases. It is not performed as a round; no lyrics or modern accompaniment are reproduced.

Traditional French melody; reference notation by Wikimedia contributor Mysid. Mysid's reference notation is dedicated to the public domain under CC0 1.0.

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