Greensleeves

A minor-key Renaissance tune with a lilting six-eight swing.

Level:
5 of 6
Hands:
Right hand
Key:
A minor
Notes:
19
Range:
E4 to F5
One run:
about 12 seconds at 80 bpm

The notes, in order

19 notes, one at a time.

  1. A4
  2. C5
  3. D5
  4. E5
  5. F5
  6. E5
  7. D5
  8. B4
  9. G4
  10. A4
  11. B4
  12. C5
  13. A4
  14. A4
  15. G#4
  16. A4
  17. B4
  18. G#4
  19. E4

How to practise it

  1. The G# near the end is the one black key, and it is the whole colour of the tune
  2. Feel it in two long beats per bar, each split into three
  3. Let the melody breathe at the top of each phrase

How to play it here

Play along on the keys with your mouse, your computer keyboard, a touch screen, or a MIDI keyboard you have plugged in. Every key can show its own name, and the metronome will hold the tempo while you work through the 19 notes.

What it trains

  • folk
  • minor
  • black keys
  • legato

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