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| | The next tune is so long we'll have to break it into two lines:Mary had a little lambClick on the music to hear the midi file. (Midi file opens in a new window.)
The new thing here is the # sign in front of all the c's. It's called a sharp and it means that the note should be played one fret higher than usual:
Use the left third finger (the ring finger) to fret the c sharp.
Key signaturesIn "Mary had a little lamb" all the c notes are sharp. That's how it usually is in a tune. Either all the notes of a particular kind is sharp or none of them are.So there's really no need to repeat that sharp sign throughout the tune. Let's just write it as a key signature at the beginning of each line, and then we'll just remember it applies to all the c's: Click on the music to hear the midi file. (Midi file opens in a new window.)
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