🎹 Piano for Beginners · Lesson 4 of 7
A first song with the right hand
Mary Had a Little Lamb with just three notes.
Three notes
Right hand in C position. You only need E (finger 3), D (finger 2) and C (finger 1) — and G (finger 5) once.
Mary Had a Little Lamb
E D C D | E E E – | D D D – | E G G – |
Ma-ry had a lit-tle lamb, lit-tle lamb, lit-tle lamb,
E D C D | E E E E | D D E D | C – – – |
Ma-ry had a lit-tle lamb, its fleece was white as snow.
Fingers: E=3 D=2 C=1 G=5A dash (–) means hold the note a little longer.
How to practice it
- Play the first line very slowly, saying the note names
- Then play while singing the words
- Then the second line
- Then the whole song, slowly but without stopping
More easy songs
| Hot Cross Buns | E D C – | E D C – | C C C C D D D D | E D C – |
|---|---|
| Ode to Joy (start) | E E F G | G F E D | C C D E | E D D – |
Tip
💡 Slow and steady wins. If you make mistakes, play slower — not faster.
✏️ Practice: your turn
- Play the first line of Mary Had a Little Lamb 5 times
- Play the whole song while singing
- Learn Hot Cross Buns
- Play a song for someone at home
🧠 Quick quiz
Answer all 4 questions correctly to mark this lesson as done.
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All lessons in Piano for Beginners
- 🎹 1. Getting to know the keyboardGroups of 2 and 3 black keys, and where C is
- 🔤 2. Note namesC D E F G A B — the musical alphabet
- ✋ 3. Hand position and finger numbersFingers 1–5, sitting right and a rounded hand
- 🐑 4. A first song with the right handMary Had a Little Lamb with just three notes
- 🥁 5. Rhythm: the beat and note valuesWhole, half and quarter notes, counting out loud and a metronome
- 🎼 6. Reading notesThe staff, the treble clef, and C-position notes on the page
- 🙌 7. Left hand, both hands and daily practicePlay together, and 10 minutes a day to keep going