How to Play Mary Had a Little Lamb on the Piano



Have you ever wanted to know how to play that children's song you've grown up to your whole life? By following these simple steps you can learn how to play Mary Had a Little Lamb on the piano.

Steps

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    Sit at a piano. On the piano, pick any spot where there are three black keys in a row. This will be where you start your song.
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    The way you will learn to play this song is through the numbers located on the picture of a cropped portion of piano to the right. You will end up playing Numbers 1-4.
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    First you will play the 3 key one time. You can see it in red on the picture to the right.
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    Next you will play the 2 key one time.
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    You will now play the 1 key one time.
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    Next you play the 2 key again.
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    Play the 3 key 3 times.
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    Play the 2 key 3 times.
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    Play the 3 key 1 time.
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    Play the 4 key 2 times.
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    Play the 3 key 1 time.
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    Play the 2 key 1 time.
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    Play the 1 key 1 time.
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    Play the 2 key 1 time.
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    Play the 3 key 4 times.
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    Play the 2 key 2 times.
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    Play the 3 key 1 time.
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    Play the 2 key 1 time.
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    Play the 1 key 1 time.
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    Now in full, each number representing the key you will play here is the song: 3-2-1-2-3-3-3-2-2-2-3-4-4-3-2-1-2-3-3-3-3-2-2-3-2-1.

Tips

  • Try to use your fingers and not your thumb to play the notes.

Things You'll Need

  • Piano

Article Info

Categories: Songs and Song Writing