Away in a Manger

William J. Kirkpatrick · Level 2 (Beginner) · traditional · Piano

An American Christmas lullaby to the tune “Mueller” by James R. Murray (1887), the one most sung in the United States. A slow, tender waltz. An easy arrangement in C major: the right hand plays the tune, the left hand plays a waltz pattern: the bass on the first beat, a two-note chord on the other two.

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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.
• Learn the tune alone by singing it, then the left hand alone: spot the chord changes before putting hands together in Wait mode, then at a reduced tempo.

Source : Arrangement Note after Note d’après l’air « Mueller » de J. R. Murray (1887) · Public Domain