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Jingle, Jingle, Jingle: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Johnny Marks

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Left hand Pausing footstepsRight hand Hopscotch bellsChords the loop the song repeats most

The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany Jingle, Jingle, Jingle without reading music. The left hand plays pausing footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3) and the right hand hopscotch bells.

Jingle, Jingle, Jingle accompaniment in letter notes

The G7 – C – G7 – C loop with pausing footsteps in the left hand and hopscotch bells in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
G7
RG5 B4+D5 B4+D5
LG2 G2 G3
Bar 2
C
RC5 E4+G4 E4+G4
LC3 C3 C4
Bar 3
G7
RG5 B4+D5 B4+D5
LG2 G2 G3
Bar 4
C
RC5 E4+G4 E4 F4 G4 A4 B4 C5 D5 E5
LC3 C3 C4
Bar 5
G7
RG5 B4+D5 B4+D5
LG2 G2 G3
Bar 6
C
RC5 E4+G4 E4+G4
LC3 C3 C4
Bar 7
G7
RG5 B4+D5 B4+D5
LG2 G2 G3
Bar 8
C
RC5 E4+G4 E4+G4
LC3 C3 C4

How to read the bar sheet

The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.

Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.

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Questions about Jingle, Jingle, Jingle

What are the letter notes for the Jingle, Jingle, Jingle piano accompaniment?

Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is G7 – C – G7 – C, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Jingle, Jingle, Jingle?

The loop is G7 – C – G7 – C (V7 – I – V7 – I) in C major, and the song ends on C – G7 – C.

What key is Jingle, Jingle, Jingle in?

C major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Jingle, Jingle, Jingle?

Pausing footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Jingle, Jingle, Jingle 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.