How do you play Twinkle Twinkle Little Star on the piano?

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star piano notes

The Twinkle Twinkle Little Star piano notes are C C G G A A G, F F E E D D C, then G G F F E E D twice, and the first two lines again. The song uses six white keys, from middle C up to A, and it starts and ends on C.

Play it on the virtual piano

The notes, line by line

Each line shows the letters to play, then each key with its octave: C4 is middle C. The box under a key is the computer key that plays it on the virtual piano.

Twinkle, twinkle, little star
C C G G A A G
C4QC4QG4TG4TA4YA4YG4T
How I wonder what you are
F F E E D D C
F4RF4RE4EE4ED4WD4WC4Q
Up above the world so high
G G F F E E D
G4TG4TF4RF4RE4EE4ED4W
Like a diamond in the sky
G G F F E E D
G4TG4TF4RF4RE4EE4ED4W
Twinkle, twinkle, little star
C C G G A A G
C4QC4QG4TG4TA4YA4YG4T
How I wonder what you are
F F E E D D C
F4RF4RE4EE4ED4WD4WC4Q

How to play it

Put your right thumb on middle C and your fingers on the white keys up to G: C D E F G are fingers 1 to 5.
Play C C with your thumb, then G G with your little finger. Stretch the little finger one key up for A A, and come back to G.
Walk down for the second line: F F E E D D C, with fingers 4 4 3 3 2 2 1.
The middle lines are G G F F E E D, with fingers 5 5 4 4 3 3 2. Then play the first two lines again.

Fingers have numbers: 1 is the thumb, 2 the index finger, 3 the middle finger, 4 the ring finger and 5 the little finger. In the virtual piano, press Listen to hear the rhythm first, and pick a slower speed while you learn.

关键信息

层次	简单
Notes in the melody	42
Keys	6: C4 D4 E4 F4 G4 A4
Black keys	无
Lowest and highest note	C4 – A4
First note	C4
Melody by	Traditional

The notes in do re mi

In fixed do, C is always Do, as in Spanish, French and Italian.

Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol
Fa Fa Mi Mi Re Re Do
Sol Sol Fa Fa Mi Mi Re
Sol Sol Fa Fa Mi Mi Re
Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol
Fa Fa Mi Mi Re Re Do

About the song

The words are "The Star", a poem by Jane Taylor. It was printed in London in 1806, in Rhymes for the Nursery, a book by Jane and her sister Ann Taylor.

The tune is older. The French song "Ah! vous dirai-je, maman" was first published in 1761, and Mozart wrote twelve variations on it. The Alphabet Song and Baa, Baa, Black Sheep use the same tune.

常见问题

What are the letter notes of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star?

C C G G A A G, F F E E D D C, G G F F E E D, G G F F E E D, C C G G A A G, F F E E D D C. Each group is one line of the words.

Is Twinkle Twinkle Little Star the same tune as the ABC song?

Yes. The Alphabet Song and Baa, Baa, Black Sheep use the same melody, so once you can play one of them, you can play all three.

What are the do re mi notes of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star?

Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol, Fa Fa Mi Mi Re Re Do. The song is in C major, so C is Do.