Simple Piano Melodies – Series 1

1. Mary Had a Little Lamb

The song has additional verses about the adventures Mary and her lamb have, to
keep the fun going while you sing and play together. Check out the verses and piano
letters below.

Mary had a little lamb

EDCDEEE
Little lamb, little lamb
DDDEGG
Mary had a little lamb
EDCDEEE
Its fleece was white as snow
EDDEDC

2. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

Any easy song to play on the piano that any beginner will love playing on the piano.
One of the great things about this song is that almost every note is played twice in a
row, meaning there are fewer notes for your child to locate.

Twinkle, twinkle, little star

CCGGAAG
How I wonder what you are
FFEEDDC
Up above the world so high
GGFFEED
Like a diamond in the sky
GGFFEED
Twinkle, twinkle, little star
CCGGAAG
How I wonder what you are
FFEEDDC
3. Row, Row, Row Your Boat

This song is a great place to start when it comes to easy things to play on the piano.
Encourage your child to play it in a round using the song notes we provided, and
they’ll never want to stop!

Row, row, row your boat

CCCDE

Gently down the stream

EDEFG

Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily

CCCGGGEEECCC

Life is but a dream

GFEDC

Beethoven – Ode to Joy

Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, is an iconic piece of classical

music that many people are familiar with, and “Ode to Joy” is a well-known section
from the melody. This simple tune is perfect for beginners who want to venture into
classical piano. Here are the notes for the main melody:

EEFG

GFED

CCDE

EDD

4. The Itsy Bitsy Spider

Children love singing this song and it’s pretty simple to play, too. One fun idea is for
you to play the song while your child does the motions, then switch roles.
 The itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout
GCCCDEEEDCDEC
Down came the rain and washed the spider out
EEFGGFEFGE
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain
CCDEEDCDEC
And the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again
GGCCCDEEEDCDEC