Recorder · Beginner · 15 min

Mary Had a Little Lamb: add high D

The B A G tune with one exciting new note: high D, played with the thumb off and just finger 2.

B

A

G

high D

Filled holes are covered. The thumb hole is on the back. Left hand on top.

Steps

Review B, A, G.
High D: take the thumb off the back, cover only finger 2. Blow a little softer than for G.
Line 1: B A G A B B B. Line 2: A A A, then B D D.
Line 3: B A G A B B B B. Line 4: A A B A G.
Put it together slowly. Then sing the words while the grown-up plays.

Line 1BAGABBB

Line 2AAABDhighDhigh

Line 3BAGABBBB

Line 4AABAG

For the grown-up

Public-domain tune; letter names follow the traditional melody and are checked against a period source before release.

In the reader

Mary Had a Little Lamb is a LittleTune Classics book (coming soon).