In the Hall of the Mountain King — piano notes
Grieg's music for Peer Gynt: a creeping melody that repeats faster and faster. The first eight bars are great practice for even finger work.
In the Hall of the Mountain King letter notes
Read left to right; each line is one phrase and the bars mark the measures. Notes with a dash are held longer. Tap any note to hear it.
B C♯ D E F♯ D F♯ F C♯ F E C E B C♯ D E F♯ D F♯ B A F♯ D F♯ A
B C♯ D E F♯ D F♯ F C♯ F E C E B C♯ D E F♯ D F♯ B A F♯ D F♯ A
Virtual Piano keys
Playing on a computer keyboard? Switch to the Virtual Piano layout in Settings and type these keys. Capital letters and symbols are black keys — hold Shift.
r T y u I y I i T i u t u r T y u I y I a p I y I p
r T y u I y I i T i u t u r T y u I y I a p I y I p
Tips for practising
- Listen to the whole song once before you start, and hum along to fix the melody in your ear.
- Start slow. Lower the tempo to 60–70% and only speed up when you can play a phrase without mistakes. Full speed is about 112 beats per minute.
- Learn each hand separately with the Left and Right buttons in the full piano, then put them together.
- Practise in short sessions. Ten focused minutes a day beats an hour once a week.