Oranges and Lemons

Traditionnel (Angleterre) · Level 2 (Beginner) · traditional · Piano

An English nursery rhyme (18th century) in which each line imitates the bells of a London church: “Oranges and lemons, say the bells of St Clement’s”. An easy arrangement in G 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.

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