Blow the Man Down

"Blow the Man Down" is a rowdy tune that plays to children's fascination with pirates as well as a sea shanty that fun-loving adults can identify with. You have four versions of this song on these pages. You play the ones in First Pieces and Primer Level identically, but you will be reading the one in First Pieces in a "no-staff" notation (none of those horizontal lines). In this Level 2 version the right hand spans a 6th, from middle C up to A. In Level 3 you get to play some music in the key of D—perhaps for the first time. Plenty to learn! Plenty to enjoy!