Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead on piano
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- C major
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- Easy
Learn Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G7 – C – G7 – Dm
Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G7 is G, B, D and F; C is C, E and G; Dm is D, F and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
G7V7CIG7V7Dmii- G7G · B · D · F
- CC · E · G
- DmD · F · A
- 2
Left hand: Happy wiggle
Root, fifth, a step up and back: a cheerful bluesy wiggle. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-6-5 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 165 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pausing chords
Three steady chords, then beat 4 left empty to breathe. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 160 BPM
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
- 5
Ending: Dm – G7 – C
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DmG7C
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Questions about Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead
What chords are in Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead?
The loop is G7 – C – G7 – Dm (V7 – I – V7 – ii) in C major, and the song ends on Dm – G7 – C.
What key is Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead in?
C major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead?
Happy wiggle: broken chord 1-5-6-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.