Chizhik-Pyzhik (The Little Siskin)

Traditionnel (Russie) · Level 1 (Novice) · traditional · Guitar, sheet music and tablature

A 19th-century Russian nursery song from Saint Petersburg: “Chizhik-Pyzhik, where have you been?”; one of the first tunes Russian children play on the piano. Arranged in G major: the tune alone in first position, with the chords written above the staff (a second guitarist can strum them).

▶ Play this piece with the interactive score

How to practise it

• Listen first: the site plays it while the score scrolls.
• Wait mode: the score waits for you at every note, at your own pace.
• Tempo challenge: play in time, with a score and a map of the bars you got right.
• Play the tune alternating index and middle fingers (i-m); the tab shows the fret of each note. Start in Wait mode, then sing the tune while playing.

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Source : Arrangement Note after Note d’après la comptine traditionnelle russe · Public Domain