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Frere Jacques - melody and bass

Play the 16-bar tune over a steady left-hand bass, holding C in the first half and alternating C and G in the second half.

Next stepsTraditional French round · Complete two-chorus melody with bass - piano both handsPiano · Both hands · C major · 4/4

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

Traditional French melody; reference notation by Wikimedia contributor Mysid. Mysid's reference notation is dedicated to the public domain under CC0 1.0. The bass exercise is newly authored by NotePlayMusic. · www.noteplaymusic.com

Try it at the keyboard

  1. Learn the right-hand melody before adding the bass.
  2. Play C3 with your left hand in the first eight bars, then alternate with G2 in the second chorus.
  3. Keep holding the bass through the quicker right-hand notes in bars 5–6 and 13–14.

About this score

Our 16-bar arrangement presents the round melody twice with whole-note C and G bass accompaniment. 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. The bass exercise is newly authored by NotePlayMusic.

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