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Mexican Hat Dance

Traditional Mexican melody

The familiar Jarabe tapatío melody, with its playful chromatic steps and bouncing compound rhythm. A newly written bass makes this traditional dance a lively two-hand challenge.

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Make a little progress

  1. Listen once and watch where the notes meet the keyboard.
  2. Set playback to half speed. Hear the right hand on its own.
  3. Choose two bars and switch on the loop.
  4. Add the left hand when the phrase feels familiar.

About this arrangement

Melody transcription by contributors to French Wikipedia, Jarabe tapatío, revision 227077389. New piano bass and practice tempo by Piano Sprig. Complete notated melody and repeats from the cited revision. Original dotted-quarter bass pulses and slower practice tempo added. No modern television lyrics, arrangement or recording.

The onscreen note guide simplifies notation. For the complete notation, open the source sheet music.

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