| In this piano lesson you will learn to play Twinkle, | | | | keyboard.You also have these notes to the left of the |
| Twinkle, Little Star without the use of sheet music. | | | | middle C. We can call these notes the left octave.If |
| After this learn to play piano tutorial you will be able to | | | | you use the notes 1-7 in the left octave to play bass |
| play the melody with both hands!As you know Twinkle, | | | | notes with your left hand we can notate the melody in |
| Twinkle, Little Star is a popular nursery rhyme. The | | | | the following way:1/1 1 5/3 5 6/4 6 5/3The note to the |
| melody is from France and the lyrics from an English | | | | right of the slash is the bass note. 1/1 means that as |
| poem by Jane Taylor.The English lyrics are as | | | | you play the first 1 with your right hand you |
| follows:Twinkle, twinkle, little star | | | | simultaneously play number 1 in the left octave with |
| How I wonder what you are | | | | your left hand.I guess you have noticed that you only |
| Up above the world so high | | | | play bass notes together with some of the melody |
| Like a diamond in the sky | | | | notes.Let's continue this piano lesson with the next |
| Twinkle, twinkle, little star | | | | line:How I wonder what you are4/2 4 3/1 3 2/5 2 1 |
| How I wonder what you areIn this piano lesson we will | | | | 1What fingers should you use as you play? You can |
| use a form of tablature instead of sheet music | | | | and maybe you use your index fingers on both hands |
| notation.Tablature is a type of musical notation which | | | | to play but it will be easier to find your notes if you |
| will tell you where to place your fingers to play a | | | | cultivate the habit to use all your fingers.On your right |
| melody on your piano. The first thing we will do is to | | | | hand you can use your thumb to play number 1 and |
| locate the note C.The middle C on a piano is the first | | | | your index finger to play number 2 and so on.The next |
| white key that is to the left of two black keys. It is | | | | piano tab looks like this:Up above the world so high5/3 |
| called middle C because on the piano keyboard it is | | | | 5 4/2 4 3/1 3 2/5If you want to use fingerings on your |
| right in the middle, near the keyhole.In our piano tab | | | | left hand you place your little finger above key number |
| notation the keys are numbered instead. This middle C | | | | 1 and your thumb on number 5 and the other fingers |
| in our type of piano tab is called 1.This means that | | | | accordingly.On the next piano tab the melody is |
| when you see the number 1 you are to play the middle | | | | identical:Like a diamond in the sky5/3 5 4/2 4 3/1 3 2 |
| C once. The white key to the right of C we call 2, the | | | | 5Now you only have to play the beginning of the song |
| next 3 and so on.Let's play some piano tab notes:1 2 3 | | | | again:Twinkle, twinkle, little star1/1 1 5/3 5 6/4 6 5/3How |
| 4 5 6 7Now you have played a scale with the actual | | | | I wonder what you are4/2 4 3/1 3 2/5 2 1 |
| notes C D E F G A B.Now we will start to play the | | | | 1Congratulations! Now you can play Twinkle, Twinkle, |
| melody Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star:Twinkle, twinkle, little | | | | Little Star as a piano solo with two hands!This type of |
| star1 1 5 5 6 6 5Now you have played the notes C C | | | | piano notation is probably best used as a help to find |
| G G A A G.How can you use your left hand? Let's | | | | the notes until you know the melody by heart. I |
| make this piece a little bit more difficult and also more | | | | suggest that you memorize one line at a time until you |
| rewarding to play by using your left hand for bass | | | | know the whole song as this will enable you to play |
| notes.The notes from C to the next C is called an | | | | the song anywhere and anytime!Peter Edvinsson is a |
| octave. The keys are grouped this way on the whole | | | | musician, composer and music teacher. |