Camptown Races
Stephen Foster · Level 2 (Beginner) · traditional · Piano
A song by Stephen Foster published in 1850, with its “Doo-dah! doo-dah!” refrain. A bouncy tune in 2/4, verse then chorus. An easy arrangement in C major: the right hand plays the tune, the left hand alternates a bass note and a two-note chord (“oom-pah”).
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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.
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Source : Arrangement Note after Note d’après la chanson de Stephen Foster (1850) · Public Domain