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Ding Dong! Merrily On High!: piano accompaniment sheet music
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- Easy
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Ding Dong! Merrily On High! written out as piano music: the I7 – IV – #ivo – V7 loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)) and the right hand pop stabs.
Ding Dong! Merrily On High! chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bb7 | I7 | Bb D F Ab |
| 2 | Eb | IV | Eb G Bb |
| 3 | Edim | #iv° | E G Bb |
| 4 | F7 | V7 | F A C Eb |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)) in the left hand and pop stabs in the right, over the Bb7 – Eb – Edim – F7 chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
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Questions about Ding Dong! Merrily On High!
Does the sheet music for Ding Dong! Merrily On High! have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
What chords are in Ding Dong! Merrily On High!?
The loop is Bb7 – Eb – Edim – F7 (I7 – IV – #ivo – V7) in Bb major, and the song ends on Bb – Cm – Bb.
What key is Ding Dong! Merrily On High! in?
Bb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Ding Dong! Merrily On High!?
Velvet jazz: lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Ding Dong! Merrily On High! easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.