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Mary Had a Little Lamb on Recorder: Easy Notes (B, A, G, D)

Four notes: B, A, G, D. The fingering is under every note. Play along slowly, then speed up.

Note 1 of 26BLeft hand: thumb, 1
The notes you need
B: Left hand: thumb, 1A: Left hand: thumb, 1, 2G: Left hand: thumb, 1, 2, 3D: Left hand: 2
BAGABBBAAABDDBAGABBBBAABAG
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Speed60BPM

Play it: four clicks count you in, then the tune. Play along: it keeps going round.

Next moves

Next tuneAu Clair de la LuneNotes: G, A, B, E, F♯, DYour chartRecorder fingering chartEvery note, starting on BTrainerNote trainerRead B, A, G, D on the staff (stave)PrintFirst notes, large printB, A, G, then C and D

About Mary Had a Little Lamb

Traditional American tune; words by Sarah Josepha Hale, 1830. It is a traditional tune, free to play, copy and teach. The words start: “Mary had a little lamb, little lamb, little lamb…”

Recorder music is written an octave lower than it sounds, and this tune sits in the first notes you learn.

Start at the Slow speed. When you can play it through without stopping, try Practice, then Full speed.