Mary Had a Little Lamb
Mary Had a Little Lamb in C major: the notation, the chords with shapes for piano, guitar and ukulele, and the note names. Public domain.
- Key
- C major
- Time
- 4/4
- Tempo
- ♩ = 104
- Author
- traditional
- Written
- Words 1830 by Sarah Josepha Hale, melody traditional
The notation
Engraving not yet checked by hand. Time signature, key, bar count and the length of every single bar have been checked against the source by machine. Whether every slur and beam is also set the way it is usually set has not yet been reviewed by a musician.
The chords
The note names
E D C D E E E D D D E G G E D C D E E E E D D E D C
About the piece
The first words ever recorded: Thomas Edison recited »Mary had a little lamb« into his phonograph in 1877. Only five different notes, which is why it is so often the first tune anyone plays.
Public domain. There is no known author, and this engraving is our own — no edition right applies.
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