Cockles and Mussels

Cockles and Mussels is a traditional Irish folk song about a fictional fishmonger called Molly Malone. It has been recorded by various artists including Sinead O’Connor and The Dubliners. This has been arranged for Piano Level 2.

Cockles and Mussels

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Bars 1 to 8 (0:00 to 0:13) is the opening verse. Bars 17 to 24 (0:16 to 0:28) is the chorus. There are 3 verses in the song followed by 3 choruses.This arrangement is 48 bars long.

Beginner Piano Level 2

In piano level 2 your hands play 1 octave apart. Your hands will cover the same note names, but all the notes will be one octave apart.

The aim of Level 2 is to learn to read piano sheet music without looking down at your hands, play the melody in the right hand, and add a left hand accompaniment.

Finger numbers have been added to each piece to make it clear which finger to use.

Cockles and Mussels Piano Sheet Music

Cockles and Mussels, a traditional Irish folk song, is arranged at Piano Level 2 by Andrea Monk. It forms part of a collection of books and sheet music arrangements for the beginner piano player. It can be played on both piano and keyboard and is suitable for age 7 and above.

All sheet music arrangements are in PDF format and include an MP3 recording and MIDI file.

It is available from the Shop, priced at £1.95. Please click the button below to take you to the Sheet Music Shop.