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Selected Tunes from

Primer Level
in

Free Piano Music!


at
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systematically building students' concepts and skills

Courtesy of
Gilbert DeBenedetti
Primer Level
Table of Contents, with Concepts and Skills
Harmonic intervals; position stretches and shifts; dotted-quarter--eighth

1. Yankee Doodle Review


2. London Bridge Review
3. Five Fat Turkeys Eighth notes, in pairs
4. Happy Birthday to You Fermata
5. Va Pensiero Review
6. There's a Hole in the Bucket Review
7. La Bamba Single eighth notes, harmonic intervals
8. The Chimes Harmonic Intervals with 2 hands
9. Gray Squirrel eighth notes in sets of 4
10. Clementine OR Found a Peanut RH thumb stretch to B
11. Amazing Grace LH shift down one note
12. Ode to Joy LH C position; LH only
13. In the Field Stood a Birch Tree Review LH C position
14. Oh When the Saints LH C position, both hands
15. Alouette dotted-quarter – eighth rhythm
16. There were Three Jolly Fishermen Review
17. Frère Jacques RH shifts up one note
18. Bahay Kubo/My Palm Leaf Hut LH shifts down
19. Beethoven Symphony No. 5 LH crosses over finger 1, flats in C position
20. Bingo Review Thumbs on C
21. Turkey in the Straw LH: E & G as preparation for C chord
LH: F & G as preparation for G7 chord
22. Al canto del cucù/ Middle D position
At the Song of the Cuckoo
23. Banks of the Ohio LH C & G as preparation for C chord
1. Yankee Doodle
1 3
& 44
Arr: Gilbert DeBenedetti

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ ˙
˙
Yan-kee Doo-dle went to town A - rid - ing on a po - ny,

? 44 œ
4 2

4
& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙
œ œ œ œ
Stuck a fea - ther in his hat And called it Mac - a ‑ ro - ni.

?
2 4 3

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2. London Bridge
Arr: Gilbert DeBenedetti
2
&c œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ ˙
œ œ œ œ
Lon - don Bridge is fall - ing down, Fall - ing down, Fall-ing down,

?c
2 3 2

2 2
& œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙
œ œ ˙.
Lon - don Bridge is fall - ing down, My fair la - dy.

? ˙
2 3 2 4

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3. Five Fat Turkeys Are We
1
Thankfully

&c
Arr: Gilbert DeBenedetti

œ œ œ œ œ ˙. œ œ œ œ œ ˙.
Five fat tur-keysare we, We slept all night in a tree, When the

?c œ œ œ
4 4
1 5
&œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ w
cook came 'round we could-n't be found,So that's why we'rehere you see!

?
4

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4. Happy Birthday to You
Patty and Mildred Hill

3 2
Festively! Arr: Gilbert DeBenedetti

&4 Œ Œ
œ

œœ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ
Hap-py birth - day to you, Hap-py birth - day to

? 34 œ Œ
4 2 4

5 3 1 U 4 2
& ˙ Œ œ œ œ Œ Œ œœ œ
œ œ ˙
œ œ
you, Hap-py birth - day dear Hap-py birth - day to you!

? Œ Œ œ œ Œ
4 2

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5. Va, pensiero
dall' opera Nabucco
Giuseppe Verdi
imagine: wildcatofkilkenny Giuseppe Verdi

3 5 3
Arr: Gilbert DeBenedetti

& 34 ˙ œ ˙.
Œ Œ œ ˙. ˙ œ
Va, pen - sie - ro, sul - l'a - li do -

?3 ˙
O, mia pa - tria, sì bel - la e per -

4 Œ
4
2 4 3
& Œ Œ œ ˙. ˙ Œ Œ Œ
œ
œ œ œ œ œ Œ
ra - te; va, ti po - sa sui

? ˙
du - ta! O, mem - bran -
Œ
4
5 4 2 3
& œ œ œ Œ œ Œ ..
˙. œ ˙. ˙
cli - vi, sui col - li,

?
za, sì ca -
œ
ra e fa - tal!
..
Œ Œ
2

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Oh, my country, so beautiful and lost!
Oh, remembrance, so dear and so fatal!
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6. There's a Hole
in My Bucket

1
& 34 œ œ œ œ Œ
Arr: Gilbert DeBenedetti

Œ Œ Œ Œ
œ œ
œ Œ œ œ Œ œ
There's a hole in my buck - et, dear Li - za, dear

? 34 Œ Œ Œ œ
4 3

&Œœ œ œ œ œ Œ Œ œ Œ Œ œ œ ˙

?œ Œ Œ œ œ
Li-za, There's a hole in my buck-et, dear Li - za, a hole.

Œ Œ œ Œ œ Œ Œ Œ Œ
3 4

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7. La Bamba

Traditional Mexican
Adapted: Ritchie Valley

4 3 Arr: Gilbert DeBenedetti


1 4
& 44 Œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ ˙ .
1
Œ œ œ œ œ œ
Pa - ra bai - lar La Bam - ba Pa - ra bai - lar La

? 44
3 2 2 4
1
& œœ œ œ œ œ jœ œ œœ
œ œ œ ˙.
œ
Bam - ba Se ne - ce - si - ta un' po - ca de gra - cia.

? J
2
3
3 1 1
& ˙ Ó ˙ ˙ œ ˙. ˙
Ó œœ Œ Ó

? Ó ˙ œ ˙. ˙ œ ˙.
Bam - ba, Bam - ba, Bam - ba, Bam - ba Bam - ba, Bam - ba, Hey!

Ó
3 2 3
Translation
To dance The Bamba
One needs a little grace
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8. The Chimes

Arr: Gilbert DeBenedetti


3
& 34 œ œ œ
1 2 2

œ œ ˙.
Hear the bells ring, Hear how they chime,

?3 ˙. œ
4
4
3 2
& œ œ œ œ œ ˙.
What news they bring, They tell the time.

? ˙. œ
2
1
& ˙˙ . ˙˙ .. ˙˙ .. ˙˙ ..
.
One, Two, Three.

? ˙. ˙. ˙. ˙.
4

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9. Gray Squirrel

& 44
Arr: Gilbert DeBenedetti
1 3 2
Œ œ Œ
œ œ œ œ ˙
œ œ
Gray Squirrel, Gray Squirrel Swish your bush - y tail.

? 44 Œ œ Ó Œ Ó
4 2
3 2
& œ Œ Œ
œ œ œ œ ˙
œ œ
Gray Squirrel, Gray Squirrel Swish your bush - y tail.

? Œ œ Ó Œ Ó
4 2
3 5 2 4
& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
Wrin - kle up your fun - ny nose. Put a nut be - tween your toes.

?
3
& Œ Œ
œ œ œ œ œ ˙
œ œ
Gray Squirrel, Gray Squirrel Swish your bush - y tail.

? Œ œ Ó Œ Ó
4
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10. Clementine ...OR:
Found a Peanut

Tongue in cheek

Arr: Gilbert DeBenedetti


3 1 3 1 3
&4 œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ
Oh, my darl - ing, Oh my dar - ling, Oh my

? 34 œ
OR:Found a pea - nut, Found a pea - nut, Found a

4
5 2
& œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ
dar - ling, Clem - en - tine, Thou art lost and gone for -

?
pea - nut just now, Just now I found a

3 1 3 2 1 2 1
stretch!

& œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ ˙
ev - er, dread - ful sor - ry, Clem - en - tine.

? œ
pea - nut, found a pea - nut just now.

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11. Amazing Grace

Slowly 1
3
1
Arr: Gilbert DeBenedetti
3 3
&4 œ œ ˙ Œ
˙ œ ˙
˙ œ
A - maz - ing grace, how sweet the sound, That

? 34 œ ˙ Œ ˙ œ
4 4 3
3 5 5 3 5
& ˙ œœ ˙ œ ˙. ˙ œ ˙ œœ ˙ œ
˙ œ ˙ ˙. œ œ œ
saved a wretch like me! I once was lost but now I'm

? Œ
2 1 2 1 4 3
3 2 1
& œ œ ˙ œ
˙ ˙. ˙
found, Was blind, but now I see.

?˙ œ l.h. moves down


˙ œ ˙ œ ˙
4 3 4 5 4 5

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12. Ode to Joy
for Left Hand
Beethoven
Say letters as you play Arr: Gilbert DeBenedetti

? 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 4œ ˙
4
3 2 1 1 5 3 3

?œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
3 1
œ œ œ œ
3
œ œ ˙
4 5

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13. In the Field
Stood a Birch Tree

New position in left hand

Tradtional Russian
Arr: Gilbert DeBenedetti

? 44 œ
1
œ œ œ 2
˙ bœ œ ˙ ˙
f
?œ œ œ œ ˙ bœ œ ˙ ˙
p
4 3 2
? ˙. bœ ˙ bœ œ ˙ ˙
f
? ˙4 . bœ ˙ bœ œ ˙ ˙
p

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14. Oh, When the Saints
Arr: Gilbert DeBenedetti
4 Œ
Lively 1

&4 w w
1 3

œ œ œ œ œ œ
3

?4
Oh, when the saints, Go march - ing in,

4 Œ œ. œ. œ. œ. Œ Ó Œ œ. œ. œ.
5

&Œ œ œ œ ˙
3

˙ ˙ ˙ w
?œ Œ Ó
Oh, when the saints go march - ing
. œ. œ.
œ
in,

. w Œ
1

&Ó œ œ œ ˙.
3 3 5

œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙

?˙ œ. œ.
Lord I want to be in that num - ber,

Ó w Ó
5 2

&Ó ˙
3

œ œ
3 2

˙ ˙ ˙ w
?˙ w w
When the saints go march - ing in.

Ó Œ œ. œ. œ. œ.
2 1

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15. Alouette
Assez vite / Rather fast Arr: Gilbert DeBenedetti
1 3 1
& c œ . œj œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
?c œ
1
1
& œ. jœ
œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œœœœœ œ œ
?

U
Plus lentement / Slower
5 5
& œ œ œ Ó œ œ œ œ

? œœœœœ œ œ Ó œœœ w
1 1 1

Comme auparavent / As before

& œ . œj œ œ œœœœœ œ. œ
jœ œ
œœœœ˙
? œ

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16. There Were Three Jolly Fishermen

1 3
& 44
Arr: Gilbert DeBenedetti

œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙. œ
fThere were three jol - ly fi - sher - men, There

? 44 œ w w
1 1 5
3 5 5 3
& œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ w œ œ œ œ Œ
œ œ œ
were three jol - ly fi - sher - men, Fi - sher, fi - sher - men, men, men,

? w
w
1

& œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙.
f
pFi - sher, fi - sher - men, men, men, There were three jol - ly fi - sher - men.

? œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ w
˙.
1 3 5 1

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17. Frère Jacques
Are You Sleeping

Arr: Gilbert DeBenedetti


1 3 5
&c œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙
Frè - re Jac - ques, Frè - re Jac - ques, Dor-mez - vous? Dor-mez - vous?

?c
Are you sleep - ing, Are you sleep - ing, Bro - ther John? Bro - ther John?

shift up!
4 2 1 4 2 1
& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙
Son-nent les ma - ti - nes, Son-nent les ma - ti - nes, Din, don, don. Din, don, don.

? œ œ
Morn - ing bells are ring-ing, Morn - ing bells are ring-ing, Ding, dong, dong. Ding, dong, dong.

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18. Bahay Kubo
My Palm Leaf Hut

Bahay Kubo is a Philippine hut made of palm leaves and bamboo.


Thanks for this song to Mama Lisa at www.mamalisa.com
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1
& 34
Arr: Gilbert DeBenedetti

˙ œ
˙ œ ˙
Ba - hay ku - bo ka - hit mun - ti, Ang ha - la - man do -

? 34 œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ
4 2 4 4 4 3 2 3
shift 5
down
2
& Œ Œ Œ
œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œœ œ œ
œœ ˙
on ay sa - ri sa - ri Sin - ka

Œ Œ œ œ
mas at ta - long si - ga

?˙ Œ
4 2 4 2
shift up

& ˙. ˙
?œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ
ri - lyas at ma - ni Sit - aw bat - aw pa - ta - ni.

˙ œ ˙ œ
3 3
English translation by Eilleen Eugenio:
Nipa hut, even though it is small,
The plants it houses are varied
Turnip and eggplant, winged bean and peanut
String bean, hyacinth bean, lima bean.

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19. Theme from Beethoven's
Fifth Symphony
Allegro Arr: Gilbert DeBenedetti

&c

?c Œ œ œ œ bU
w Œ œ œ œ
U
w
1 3 2 4

& Œ
3

bœ œ œ w
?Œ œ œ œ bœ bœ œ œ œ
1 3 2 1

& Œ œ œ œ
4 2

w
?Œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ
1 4 2 1

& Œ œ Œ
bœ œ œ bœ œ œ
3 3

?Œ œ œ œ bœ Œ œ œ œ bœ
1 2 3 1

œœ Œ Ó
5

&œ b ww
5 4 5
3

?Œ œ œ œ bœ Œ Ó œ Œ Ó w
1 4 5

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20. Bingo

Arr: Gilbert DeBenedetti


1
Lively

&c œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙

œ œ œ œ œ
There was a farm - er had a dog, And

œ œ œ œ
Bin - go was his name - o,

?c
4 1 4

3 4 2 3
& ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙

w w w
B I N G O, B I N G O,

? w
4 3 2 1

5
2 3
& ˙ Ó œœ
˙ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ ˙
B I N G O, And Bin - go was his name - o.

? w œ Œ
5 2 4

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21. Turkey in the Straw

Fast and fun


3
Arr: Gilbert DeBenedetti

&c œ œ Œ Ó Œ
œ. œ. œ. œ œ

?c Œ Œ œœ. œœ. œ œ .
œ œ. œ. Œ
1 3
3

3 2
&œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ Œ
. œ. œ. œ. œ. œ.

?Œ œœ. œœ. Œ Œ œœ. œœ.


Œ Œ œœ. œœ. œ œ
1 1
3 2

5 5 3 1 2
& Ó Œ
œ œ œ. œ. œ œ œ œ œ. œ. œ.

? œ. œ. œ. Œ ww Œ œœ. œœ.
1

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22. Al canto del cucù
At the Call of the Cuckoo
Italia / Italy
1 2
Arr: Gilbert DeBenedetti

& 44 œj œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. ‰

œ
L'in - ver - no se n'è an - da - to, La ne - ve non c'è più; è

? 44 Œ ‰ J
Now win - ter-time is o - ver and A - pril's gone a - way So

Ó
re
(D)
1
4 sol
Ó Œ ‰ œj
&
(G)

ri - tor - na - to Ma - ggio al can - to del cu - cù:


œ œ œ œ œ œ œ.
Cu -

œ œ œ œ œ
lis - ten for the cuck - oo an - nounce the month of May
?
Cuck -


1 5 2
5
2 4
j j œ
1

& œ. œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ.
è
œ
cù, cu - cù, l'A - pri - le non c'è più,
So
? J
oo, cuck - oo, now A - pril's gone a - way

Ó Œ ‰
1

&
ri - tor - na - to Ma - ggio al can - to del cu - cù.
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
lis - ten for the cuck - oo an - nounce the month of May
œ œ œ œ.
?
1 2
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23. Banks of the Ohio
Traditional
Arr: Gilbert DeBenedetti
3 2
4 1
&4 œ œ œ w œ œ œ œ w
I asked my love to take a walk,

? 44 ww ww w
And on - ly say you will be mine,

1 2
5
5 2
& œ œ œ œ w œ œ œ œ w
to take a walk, a lit - tle walk,

? w ww
and in no o - ther arms en - twine,
w w
4
3 4
& Ó
9

œ œ w œ œ œ œ œ w

? ww
Down be - side where the wa - ters flow,

w w w
3 2

2
Œ ..
13

& œ œ œ œ w œ œ œ œ œ w
w ˙
Down by the banks of the O - hi - o.

? w ˙ w œ ..
2 3

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