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Plays with Mary Had a Little LambB A G high D
Recorder · Beginner · 15 min
Mary Had a Little Lamb: add high D
The B A G tune with one exciting new note: high D, played with the thumb off and just finger 2.
- Four notes
- Jumps
- Memory
Plays with Mary Had a Little LambFilled holes are covered. The thumb hole is on the back. Left hand on top.
Steps
- Review B, A, G.
- High D: take the thumb off the back, cover only finger 2. Blow a little softer than for G.
- Line 1: B A G A B B B. Line 2: A A A, then B D D.
- Line 3: B A G A B B B B. Line 4: A A B A G.
- Put it together slowly. Then sing the words while the grown-up plays.
The notes
Line 1BAGABBB
Line 2AAABDhighDhigh
Line 3BAGABBBB
Line 4AABAG
For the grown-up
Public-domain tune; letter names follow the traditional melody and are checked against a period source before release.
In the reader
Mary Had a Little Lamb is a LittleTune Classics book (coming soon).