One of the most famous children's songs in Japan is ``The Railroad Continues Nowhere'', a song that very few people in Japan know.
Actually, this song is not originally a Japanese song, but an American labor song.
In the 1860s, an attempt was made to ``connect the east and west of the United States by railroad'' during the American western development era.
It is said that the song began when the people who built the railroad wrote a song about the harshness of their labor.
If you look at the English lyrics of the original song on Wikipedia etc., you will see that the meaning is completely different from the Japanese lyrics. It's not really a "travel song" in the first place.
Wikipedia - The railroad continues forever
It is said that NHK's "Minna no Uta" was the first song to be sung in Japan.
From there, it spread as a children's song and became the song that is loved by many people today.
This time, we will introduce the free sheet music for "The Railway Continues Nowhere".
Since the copyright of the original song has expired, the sheet music is free to download.
If you don't like it or want a higher level of difficulty, we recommend purchasing paid sheet music at a bookstore.
There is also sheet music with do-re-mi, so if you are a beginner, please try using that first.
table of contents
- The tracks go on forever Free sheet music ① (Introductory one-handed with do-re-mi)
- The tracks will continue forever Free sheet music ② (Introductory two-handed with do-re-mi)
- The railroad continues forever Free sheet music ③ (Beginner)
- The Railway Continues Forever Free Sheet Music ④ (Intermediate Arrangement)
The tracks go on forever Free sheet music ① (Introductory one-handed with do-re-mi)
The first thing I'd like to introduce is a melody score with do-re-mi that I made myself.
If you are a beginner, please try using this sheet music.
It's best to play the original song while playing it in your head, but it may still be difficult to play with good rhythm at first.
On the other hand, this sheet music is perfect for finger exercise, so practice carefully so that you can play it exactly as the original song is written.
This sheet music can be used not only for piano but also for various instruments such as recorder and ocarina.
Similarly, if you play with a smartphone piano app, etc., please use this.
The difficulty level beginner .
The tracks will continue forever Free sheet music ② (Introductory two-handed with do-re-mi)
The following is an introductory score that can be played with both hands.
Please note that the melody uses triplets to make it more similar to the original song.
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The railroad continues forever Free sheet music ③ (Beginner)
Next is the beginner's sheet music, which has been returned to the key (probably of the original song) and increased in difficulty.
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The Railway Continues Forever Free Sheet Music ④ (Intermediate Arrangement)
Finally, this is an intermediate difficulty score arranged for those who can play the piano to some extent.
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anonymous says
I would also like to know the version where the left hand is on the introductory version of ``The Railway Continues''