La Cucaracha — Sandburg/Wathall reading

• Play the complete verse and chorus.
• Keep dotted pairs distinct through the longer chorus bar.

Composer: Traditional Mexican song; arranged by Alfred G. Wathall (1880–1938)

Source: Sandburg, The American Songbag (1927), p. 290; public domain in the US.

Original: C major up P4: soprano C4–D5; native alto B-flat major, F4–G5.

Prepare semiquavers through Lesson 25.

Notes Used: C4, E4, F4, F#4, G4, A4, Bb4, C5, D5

Notes Used: F4, A4, Bb4, B4, C5, D5, Eb5, F5, G5

Time Signature: 3/4 · Key: F major

Time Signature: 3/4 · Key: Bb major

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