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title: "Lesson 43 · Dotted rhythm in a piece · Piakno"
description: "Play \"Happy Birthday\" with no mistakes and the dotted rhythm neither rushed nor dragged"
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# Dotted rhythm in a piece

> Play "Happy Birthday" with no mistakes and the dotted rhythm neither rushed nor dragged

- [Piano Theory from Scratch](https://piakno.com/course/piano-foundations)
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- [The score for this lesson](https://piakno.com/piece/shengri)