Mary's Lamb Had the Blues Passed

Off

Enjoy these examples from the song “Mary’s Lamb Had the Blues.” Once you pass these off,
you may turn the page to complete the song. The tiny note that looks like an eighth note with
a slash through it is called a grace note. It is a very quick note.

Passed
With this example slide your third finger down from E flat to E natural. Off

3 3

 
1



     

   

 
  

Passed
Off

          
      
2 (1) 1 1 1
5 5 5 5

Passed
Off

2 3
1 1

      
  
   
  
 
 

Passed
Off

      
    
   
 2 (1) 1
 1
1
5
5 5 5

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LESSON TWO
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Slow and easy - Like you've really got the Blues  70
3 2

 
1 1



     

   

  

   

 
   
Ma - ry had a lit - tle lamb, lit - tle lamb,

          
   
      
2 (1) 
2 (1)

5
5
4 3
1 5

    




     

   

 
    
lit - tle lamb, Ma - ry had a lit - tle lamb, and


    
          
         

5
7 3
1

 

   

  

 
 
they can sing the blues .

     
   

  1
5

The main purpose of this lesson is to teach students a left hand blues pattern. The best way
to describe the left hand blues pattern is by teaching intervals. The left hand plays a perfect 5th
(i.e. C & G), then a major 6th (i.e. C & A), a minor 7th (i.e. C & B ), back to the major 6th, and
ending with the perfect 5th. It repeats this pattern following the primary cadences 1, 4, and 5.

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Apply What You have Learned in LESSON TWO to These Songs Off

Passed
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star Off

C F C F C G C C F C G

                    
 
7
4
C F C G C F C F C G G C

                  
 

Passed
London Bridge Is Falling Down Off

7
C G C C G G C

                           


Passed
She’ll Be Comin’ Round The Mountain When She Comes Off


C C C C


                     
7

 
G C F F G G C

                 
4

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Student Challenge: Try playing these songs in every key signature! Move every finger up half a step to the right.
Continue doing this until you have made it through every key signature and have returned back to the key of C.

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