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Frère Jacques Piano Notes with Letters

The Frère Jacques (Are You Sleeping?) melody in letters, phrase by phrase, from our easy piano arrangement. Show the octaves or the computer keys, print it, or play along on the virtual piano.

  • 32melody notes
  • 4lines
  • C major, A minorkey
  • Freeto print

Frère Jacques: piano letter notes · tuneonmusic.com

  1. C4t D4y E4u C4t C4t D4y E4u C4t E4u F4i G4o
    C38 C38 C38
  2. E4u F4i G4o G4o A4p G4o F4i E4u
    C38 C38
  3. C4t G4o A4p G4o F4i E4u C4t C4t G3w C4t
    C38 C38 G3w
  4. C4t G3w C4t
    C38 G3w

Top row: right hand (melody). Smaller row: left hand. Wider tiles are longer notes. Hear it and play along on the virtual piano →

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Play along on the virtual piano It plays the song and lights up every key Easy sheet music Free PDF + MIDI, on the stave

Letters on the keyboard

Every tile is one key. The letter is the note's name, the coloured strip matches the key below, and a dark tile is a black key. Read the top row with your right hand; the smaller row underneath is the left hand.

Wider tiles last longer and a line through a tile means hold it. New to letters? Start with the top row only: switch off "Left hand".

Press Listen to hear the song while the letters light up, then Practice: the sheet waits on each letter until you press that note, on your computer keyboard or on the keys that open under the sheet.

Middle C is C4. The letter on a tile is the key to press; a dark tile is a black key (a sharp or flat).
Frère Jacques letter notes as plain text

Right hand

C D E C C D E C E F G
E F G G A G F E
C G A G F E C C G C
C G C

Left hand

C C C
C C
C C G
C G

Virtual piano keys (right hand)

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Frère Jacques letter notes: FAQ

What are the letter notes for Frère Jacques on piano?

The right hand opens with C D E C C D E C E F G. The full melody is above, one phrase per line, with the left hand underneath in smaller letters.

How do I read piano letter notes?

Each letter is a white key named after it; a dark tile is a black key.

  1. C is the white key just left of the two black keys; the keys go up C D E F G A B and repeat.
  2. A # (sharp) is the black key just right of the letter; a ♭ (flat) is the black key just left of it.
  3. Wider tiles are held longer. Switch on "Letters + octave" to see which C: middle C is C4.
Can I play Frère Jacques on my computer keyboard?

Yes. Switch the sheet to "Computer keys" and every note shows the key that plays it on our free virtual piano, which also plays the song for you and lights up each key.

Is this the full song?

It is our easy arrangement of Frère Jacques, note for note: the same one as the free PDF sheet music and MIDI file linked on this page.