Clefsight No keyboard

Traditional

When the Saints Go Marching In

Spiritual

Level
3 of 5
Key signature
1 flat
Time
4/4
Length
18 bars
Plays in
about 1 min

Practise it

Needs a MIDI keyboard and Chrome, Edge or Firefox on a computer, or Chrome on an Android phone or tablet.

The opening bars of When the Saints Go Marching In
The opening bars

Versions

Each easier version only leaves notes out, so every one is still the real piece. Print any of them free.

  • As written162 notes
  • Melody and a simpler left hand136 notes
  • Melody and left-hand roots53 notes
  • Right-hand melody36 notes

What it asks of you

  • Treble clef from F4 to C5
  • Bass clef from C2 to F4, with ledger lines
  • Key signature: 1 flat (F major or D minor)
  • Accidentals: flats outside the key, naturals
  • Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, whole notes, dotted half notes, triplets
  • Intervals: 2nds (steps), 4ths, 3rds (skips), 5ths, octaves, 6ths
  • Chords: seventh chords, triads, inverted triads
  • One hand moving while the other holds, hands playing together, moving the hand to a new position, hands taking turns

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Score from PDMX (CC0 1.0); the composition is a traditional tune. Credits