Learn Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy online
Practice a simplified Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy theme with light touch, chromatic motion and a mysterious character.
Composer / source · Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Click a key, or press A, S, D on your keyboard.
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Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy piano letter notes
Each letter is one note, read left to right. A # means the black key just to the right of that letter. Below the note names you’ll find the matching computer keys for the piano on this page.
Note names
E D# E B C A B G A F# G E F# D# E B E G F# E D# E
Computer keys on this piano
U C U R T E R W E 8 W ; 8 7 ; J ; W 8 ; 7 ;
About the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy melody
What are the first notes of Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy?
It starts with E D# E B C A B G.
Does Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy use black keys?
Yes: D#, F#. Each # is the black key just to the right of that letter.
What range does it cover?
From B3 to E5. Everything fits on the 37-key piano above (C3–C6).
How long does it take to learn?
This version has 22 notes at about 96 BPM. Most beginners can play it through in about 5 minutes of guided practice.