I Saw Three Ships
English carol, as printed in William Sandys's Christmas Carols, Ancient and Modern (1833)
- Level
- 2 of 5
- Key signature
- 1 sharp
- Time
- 3/4
- Length
- 7 bars
- Plays in
- about 1 min
Needs a MIDI keyboard and Chrome, Edge or Firefox on a computer, or Chrome on an Android phone or tablet.
Versions
Each easier version only leaves notes out, so every one is still the real piece. Print any of them free.
- As written64 notes
- Melody and left-hand roots39 notes
- Right-hand melody32 notes
To practise it on paper: a practice chart for this piece, a week of steps from each hand alone to full tempo, with their speeds.
What it asks of you
- Treble clef from D4 to D5
- Bass clef from G2 to A3
- Key signature: 1 sharp (G major or E minor)
- Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, sixteenth notes, dotted eighth notes
- Intervals: 2nds (steps), 3rds (skips), 4ths, 5ths
- Hands playing together, moving the hand to a new position
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Score from PDMX (Public Domain Mark 1.0); the composition is a traditional tune. Credits