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Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star - complete melody

Play the complete 12-bar tune (A–B–A), reading the melody with your right hand.

Next stepsTraditional French melody · Complete 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.

Anonymous French melody; the historical manuscript is dated 1770-1790 and held by the Bibliotheque nationale de France. The source is marked public domain on Wikimedia Commons. This teaching notation is newly authored by NotePlayMusic. · www.noteplaymusic.com

Try it at the keyboard

  1. Listen first and notice the repeated pairs of notes.
  2. Find C4, G4 and A4 before starting; move your hand comfortably between them.
  3. Notice that bars 9–12 repeat the opening four bars after the middle section.

About this score

The complete 12-bar melody (A–B–A) is written in C major with simple crotchet and minim values. No modern piano arrangement or song lyrics are reproduced.

Anonymous French melody; the historical manuscript is dated 1770-1790 and held by the Bibliotheque nationale de France. The source is marked public domain on Wikimedia Commons. This teaching notation is newly authored by NotePlayMusic.

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