How to Play Itsy Bitsy Spider on the 6 Hole Ocarina

About Itsy Bitsy Spider

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The Itsy Bitsy Spider is really a fingerplay with a tune attached. The whole point is the hand motions, fingers climbing the waterspout and then the rain washing the spider back down. It is traditional, known in Britain as the Incy Wincy Spider, and the earliest printed versions turn up in the first years of the twentieth century. The little cycle of climbing, falling and trying again is a big part of why it lands so well with small children.

On the six-hole ocarina, watch for the B flat in the rain line: it is the one spot that calls for an accidental fingering. Everything else sits between C and high C on the natural notes.

Itsy Bitsy Spider Ocarina Tab

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