Help with small piano ditty please!

[TonyRPH]

When I was younger, my late wife (accomplished pianist) taught me a little ditty on the keyboard.

I've just been trying to remember it but only got the first three notes

So, on the black keys, it's d / e then (well I've tried to highlight it in the image)

1 / 2 / 3 on black keys followed by two white keys but I'm stumped!

Can anyone help? (even with what the song is called if it has a name)

Thanks!

[Amused2death]

Not the infamous "Chopsticks"?

[TonyRPH]

Well I thought so too - but having Googled it, the pieces I found didn't seem to match!

[GetCarter]

These are the three notes you highlight. Are they played like this or together?

http://stevecarter.com/random/3notes.wav

[TonyRPH]

They are played as per your sound bite, but the the two following notes on the white keys are played together.

ting-ting, ting, <plonk plonk.>

The first two 'tings' are played in relative quick sequence, then the third after a slight pause, then the two whites follow almost immediately after.

I guess at this point you realise I'm no musician!


ETA: Having checked Google again - it is most definitely not Chopsticks.

Oh - and if it helps - I seem to recall the sequence (or part of it) above is repeated a bit lower down on the keyboard, and then you return to where you started.

This is a garbled attempt - it's in the wrong sequence in terms of moving high / low / low high

http://www.gtkc.net/downloads/piano.mp3

Edited by TonyRPH on Sunday 5th June 14:11

[TonyRPH]

Well, I will watch the Chopsticks videos all the way through - I must be missing something.... :P

[Shaw Tarse]

Sound like chopsticks, played badly

[marshalla]

. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_I476J5IqQ

but really - The Flea Waltz : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Flohwalzer , known in the UK as Chopsticks for some reason, but nothing like the Chopsticks known to the rest of the world : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtvNAQ8KOqI

[Shaw Tarse]

Big chopsticks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25CtoSJD9eo

[TonyRPH]

marshalla said:

. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_I476J5IqQ

but really - The Flea Waltz<snip>

The Flea Waltz - that's it!!!

Thankyou.

It doesn't sound like any of those Chopsticks videos to me I'm afraid!

This: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAi2_OZFTAw

And this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1u8kw6hIMw

And I did actually used to be able to play it nearly as fast as this! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKT8jYphyPM (but only the first 10 seconds or so lol

My thanks to Angus once again.


Once I manage to master it again, I shall upload it for all your listening please.

Not really

Edited by TonyRPH on Sunday 5th June 15:54