Song Lesson for Beginners on Piano and Keyboard – How to Play Annie’s Song

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 keyboard or piano beginner. It has a beautiful melody and a lyrical line that has reached many people.

Annie’s Song itself is a fairly short piece of music, but it does repeat itself a couple of times, which also makes it a great song to start your musical journey with, 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 since it doesn’t require quarter notes and since it’s only one step below its original key, you don’t need them. It doesn’t make much difference in the melody of the songs.

If you’d like to try your hand at the song’s melody line with your right hand, below is 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 fingering guide recommended 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 stumbling and running out of fingers, so when possible, use all your fingers.