Pianolus
Free piano songs with falling notes
Every song has falling notes, sheet music and finger numbers for both hands, and a lesson that teaches it a few bars at a time. All of them are classical pieces, folk tunes and carols in the public domain, arranged for Pianolus, so they are free to play. You can also add your own MIDI or MusicXML files.
Piano basics and exercises
- Five-finger warm-up: right handC position, thumb on middle C · Step 1
- Five-finger warm-up: left handC position, little finger on the C below middle C · Step 2
- Five-finger warm-up: hands togetherBoth hands move the same way · Step 3
- C major scale: right handThumb passes under after E · Step 4
- C major scale: left handFinger 3 crosses over the thumb after G · Step 5
- First chords: C, F and GRight hand chords over left hand bass notes · Step 6
- C, D and ERight hand, thumb on middle C · Exercise
- Counting whole, half and quarter notesCount 1-2-3-4 out loud · Exercise
- Eighth notesTwo even notes per beat: 1-and-2-and · Exercise
- G position: both handsMove both thumbs to a new home · Exercise
- 3/4 time: a little waltzCount 1-2-3, the left hand goes oom-pah-pah · Exercise
- C major scale: hands togetherHands move apart like a mirror, with the same fingers · Exercise
- Broken chords in the left handPlay the chord one note at a time under a slow melody · Exercise
- A minor and your first sharpG sharp is the black key just left of A · Exercise
Kids and folk songs
- Twinkle, Twinkle, Little StarTraditional · Beginner
- Hot Cross BunsTraditional · right hand only · Beginner
- Mary Had a Little LambTraditional · Beginner
- Frère JacquesTraditional French round · Beginner
- London Bridge Is Falling DownTraditional · Beginner
- Row, Row, Row Your BoatTraditional · 6/8 time · Easy
- Amazing GraceTraditional (John Newton) · Easy
- GreensleevesTraditional English · Easy
Easy classical piano
- Ode to JoyLudwig van Beethoven · Beginner
- Minuet in GChristian Petzold (BWV Anh. 114) · Intermediate
- Going Home (New World Symphony)Antonín Dvořák · Beginner
- Canon (easy, in C)Johann Pachelbel · Easy
- Morning MoodEdvard Grieg · Peer Gynt · Easy
- Lullaby (Wiegenlied)Johannes Brahms · Easy
- Prelude in C (easy)Johann Sebastian Bach · Easy
- Eine kleine Nachtmusik (opening)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Easy
- In the Hall of the Mountain KingEdvard Grieg · Peer Gynt · Easy
- Swan Lake theme (easy)Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Intermediate
- Für Elise (easy)Ludwig van Beethoven · Intermediate
- Wedding MarchFelix Mendelssohn · A Midsummer Night’s Dream · Easy
- Gymnopédie No. 1 (easy)Erik Satie · Easy
Calm and relaxing piano
- Slow BreathPianolus · a meditation in C position · Beginner
- Black Key RainPianolus · black keys only, nothing can sound wrong · Beginner
Holiday and party songs
- Jingle BellsJames Lord Pierpont · Beginner
- Happy BirthdayMildred and Patty Hill · Easy
- We Wish You a Merry ChristmasTraditional English carol · Easy
- Silent NightFranz Xaver Gruber · Easy