The library · Traditional songs
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Traditional, with variations by Mozart
The melody everyone knows ("Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"), on three chords: C, F and G.
C major · 4/4 · 96 beats per minute · 12 bars · 30 s · beginner level
no account needed
The form
The sections of the piece and their chords: the map you learn before playing a single note.
A B C C A B
| Section | Bars | Chords | Phrase ending |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1–2 | C · F · C I · IV · I |
Plagal cadence |
| B | 3–4 | F · C · G · C IV · I · V · I |
Authentic cadence |
| C | 5–6 | C · F · C · G I · IV · I · V |
Half cadence |
| C | 7–8 | C · F · C · G I · IV · I · V |
Half cadence |
| A | 9–10 | C · F · C I · IV · I |
Plagal cadence |
| B | 11–12 | F · C · G · C IV · I · V · I |
Authentic cadence |
The key
- C major
- No sharps or flats
- Scale
- C · D · E · F · G · A · B
- Pillar chords
- I = C · IV = F · V7 = G7
The tricky passages
No passage is harder than the rest: a good piece to discover the method.
The plan: 7 days
Half an hour a day. First I help you understand the map of the piece, then we lay down the chord framework, learn each section phrase by phrase, work on the tricky passages, put it together and bring it up to tempo, until you can play it from memory.
no account needed
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