Let The Bells Keep Ringing Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Let The Bells Keep Ringing in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

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Chords: G – Em – D – G
How it goes
Let The Bells Keep Ringing sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; Em is E, G and B; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIEmviDVGI
- GG · B · D
- EmE · G · B
- DD · F# · A
34 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Tumble down
How it goes
Three notes falling down the chord, one per beat, then a rest. Musicians call it broken chord 8-5-1 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 635 songs of the library.
Tumble downBroken chord · BalladLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
4
Both hands at 100 BPM
How it goes
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.
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Ending: G – D – G
How it goes
The last chords are I – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
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What chords are in Let The Bells Keep Ringing?

The loop is G – Em – D – G (I – vi – V – I) in G major, and the song ends on G – D – G.

What key is Let The Bells Keep Ringing in?

G major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Let The Bells Keep Ringing?

Tumble down: broken chord 8-5-1, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Let The Bells Keep Ringing 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.