Level 4: Six-note songs
Frère Jacques (Are You Sleeping?) on piano
Frère Jacques is a French round from the 1700s, sung in English as Are You Sleeping, Brother John. Every line is played twice, which makes it easy to remember.
Notes in this song:CDEFGA
🐱CAre
🦕Dyou
🐘Esleep-
🐱Cing,
🐱Care
🦕Dyou
🐘Esleep-
🐱Cing,
🐘EBro-
🐠Fther
🦒GJohn,
🐘EBro-
🐠Fther
🦒GJohn?
🦒GMor-
🐊Aning
🦒Gbells
🐠Fare
🐘Ering-
🐱Cing,
🦒Gmor-
🐊Aning
🦒Gbells
🐠Fare
🐘Ering-
🐱Cing,
🐱Cding
🦒Gdang
🐱Cdong,
🐱Cding
🦒Gdang
🐱Cdong.
Play the note that glows. Tap the keys, use the computer keys A S D F G H J K…, or plug in a keyboard. Any C counts as C, high or low.
Frère Jacques (Are You Sleeping?) letter notes
Each letter is one key. The words are under the notes.
CAreDyouEsleep-Cing,CareDyouEsleep-Cing,
EBro-FtherGJohn,EBro-FtherGJohn?
GMor-AningGbellsFareEring-Cing,Gmor-AningGbellsFareEring-Cing,
CdingGdangCdong,CdingGdangCdong.
How to play it
Each line comes twice. "Ding dang dong" jumps down to the low G just below middle C and back up.
Press Listen first to hear the song. Then play the note that glows: the song waits for your child, so there is no rush. Tick Slow for a calmer tempo.