Annie’s song was made famous by John Denver in 1974. It is a classic love song that was written about his wife.
The song is very simple and perfect for a beginner on keyboard or piano. It has a beautiful melody and lyrical line that has touched many people.
Annie’s Song itself is quite a short piece of music, but it is repeated a couple of times, which also makes it a great song to start your musical journey as it doesn’t have too much content.
The original song was written in D major, but for a beginner playing it a key lower in C major makes it much easier as it doesn’t require quarter notes and since it’s only one step down from its original key, it doesn’t. It doesn’t make much difference to the melody of the songs.
If you’d like to try your hand at the song’s melody line with your right hand, here’s the fingering and notes to do so:-
5 5 4 3 5 4 3 3 3 4 5 2 1
CCBACBAAABCGE
2 2 2 3 4 5 4 3 3 3 4 5 4
GGGABCBAAABCB
5 5 4 3 5 4 3 3 3 4 5 2 1
CCBACBAAABCGE
2 2 3 4 5 4 3 4 5 5 4
GGABCBABCDC
If you prefer to learn it to be able to accompany a singer or yourself singing, the necessary chords to play with the right hand would be the following: –
F MAJOR – Notes are FAC
G MAJOR – Notes are GBD
C MAJOR – Notes are CEG
A MINOR – The notes are AC E.
If you’re playing chords with your right hand, try using the following fingering:
1 (being your thumb) 3 and 5 alternately use 1 2 4.
When learning any piece of music, it’s important to use the recommended fingering guide in your book or what your video tutorial suggests.
If you get into the bad habit of only using a couple of fingers, your music will sound messy because you’ll keep tripping over fingers, so when possible, make use of all your fingers.