Mary Had a Little Lamb

for viola

beginner

Learn how to play the notes of "Mary Had a Little Lamb Viola" on viola for free using our animated scrolling tablature for the easiest way to quickly learn the music. Enjoy playing along with 2 backing tracks which you can control with the track display. Use this tutorial with our tab to learn the song without having to read notes in sheet music.

Composed by: Lowell Mason
Uploaded February 16, 2016
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Mary Had a Little Lamb is a nursery rhyme that was written about a real event where a girl named Mary Sawyer brought her pet lamb to school in Massachusetts in 1830. Noted hymn composer Lowell Mason wrote the tune for the original poem shortly after it was written. It is one of the most popular songs for beginning violin, viola, cello, and bass players to learn due to its simple melody consisting of just four notes.