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Jingle, Jingle, Jingle: piano accompaniment sheet music

Written by Johnny Marks

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

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Jingle, Jingle, Jingle written out as piano music: the V7 – I – V7 – I loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pausing footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3) and the right hand hopscotch bells.

Jingle, Jingle, Jingle chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in C major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1G7V7G B D F
2CIC E G
3G7V7G B D F
4CIC E G

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: pausing footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3) in the left hand and hopscotch bells in the right, over the G7 – C – G7 – C 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 Jingle, Jingle, Jingle

Does the sheet music for Jingle, Jingle, Jingle 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 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.