You know how some songs have the same tune but different words? Like Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star and the ABCs.

Well, it turns out there is a word to describe that! It is called contrafactum.

According to Wikipedia:

In vocal music, contrafactum (pl. contrafacta) is “the substitution of one text for another without substantial change to the music”.

In honor of the upcoming holiday of Rosh Hashana, I have another contrafactum for you: Dip the Apple in the Honey and . . . Oh My Darling, Clementine!

Since Dip the Apple in the Honey shares a tune with the popular folk tune of Clementine, you can learn to play Dip the Apple in the Honey by using sheet music written for Clementine.

Download Sheet Music for Dip the Apple in the Honey . . . errr . . . Clementine!

Clementine Lead Sheet (melody and chords)

Clementine Full Notation

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