From the course: Piano Lessons: 1 Fundamentals
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"Scarborough Fair"
From the course: Piano Lessons: 1 Fundamentals
"Scarborough Fair"
(Piano music) - Let's learn Scarborough Fair. First step is to find D. Let's sit in the middle of your piano, and look for these two black keys, and in the middle, that is your D. The next note we need to find is A. Look for the three black keys immediately to the right of these two, and between keys number two and three, is A. Okay? And that's gonna comprise the opening of Scarborough Fair. Play the D twice, and then with your pinkie, play the A, play that twice, and now you're gonna move down to this E, which is next to that thumb, above, come back down. So, all five of these notes should fit right under your hand, so you can find it pretty easily. One more time. (Piano note) Hold. (Piano note) Hold. Then down to the E here. F, E, back to D. Okay, now, you see how this D looks over here? Between these two black keys? Look for the next two black keys over here, and find that D again, and you're going to use your left hand pinkie to play that, okay? Now, if you lay all five of your…
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