Oboe · treble clef
Mary Had a Little Lamb on Oboe
Mary Had a Little Lamb for oboe, with the fingering under every note. Uses four notes next to each other, plus one jump up.
Written in B♭ major.
Line 1
Cover every hole fully; small leaks make low notes crack.
Hold down the low C key with the right pinky as well as the low B♭ key. Some student oboes stop at low B and have no B♭ key.
Cover every hole fully; small leaks make low notes crack.
Cover every hole fully; small leaks make low notes crack.
Cover every hole fully; small leaks make low notes crack.
Cover every hole fully; small leaks make low notes crack.
Regular F: the right ring finger presses the F key instead of covering its hole. Next to notes that use the right ring finger (low D, E♭, C, C♯), use forked F, or left F if your oboe has that key.
Regular F: the right ring finger presses the F key instead of covering its hole. Next to notes that use the right ring finger (low D, E♭, C, C♯), use forked F, or left F if your oboe has that key.
Line 2
Cover every hole fully; small leaks make low notes crack.
Hold down the low C key with the right pinky as well as the low B♭ key. Some student oboes stop at low B and have no B♭ key.
Cover every hole fully; small leaks make low notes crack.
Cover every hole fully; small leaks make low notes crack.
Cover every hole fully; small leaks make low notes crack.
Cover every hole fully; small leaks make low notes crack.
Cover every hole fully; small leaks make low notes crack.
Hold down the low C key with the right pinky as well as the low B♭ key. Some student oboes stop at low B and have no B♭ key.
Practice tips
Learn the notes slowly first, one line at a time. Say the note names out loud while you finger them without playing, then add the air.
The cards show the fingering only, not the rhythm. Play the melody above to hear how it goes. More songs: oboe songs.