Lullaby (Wiegenlied) easy piano tutorial

Johannes Brahms’s Wiegenlied, Op. 49 No. 4 (1868), probably the most famous lullaby in the world. It is slow and quiet, in 3/4 time.

Level

Easy

Style

Easy classical piano

Key

C major

Time

3/4

Length

9 bars

Fingering

On every note

This is lesson 24 of the free Pianolus course (New places on the keyboard). Tip: Play softly and smoothly, connecting the notes.

How to learn Lullaby (Wiegenlied) on piano

1. Connect your digital piano to your computer, phone or tablet with a USB cable and tap Connect piano. No piano? Use the on-screen keys.
2. Open the song and press Listen to hear it while the notes fall onto the keyboard.
3. Tap Lesson. The song is split into 3 short sections of four bars: each one with the right hand, then the left hand, then both hands slowly.
4. Keep Wait for me on: the music waits until you press the right keys. Finger numbers show which finger to use.
5. Play the whole song slowly, then at full speed. Reach 90% to pass each step.

▶ Start practising

This arrangement was made for Pianolus from music in the public domain and is free to play.