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How to play Ring-A-Ding Ding on piano

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Learn Ring-A-Ding Ding 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 – Dm – G7 – C
Ring-A-Ding Ding sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; Dm is D, F and A; G7 is G, B, D and F; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIDmvG7I7CIV
- GG · B · D
- DmD · F · A
- G7G · B · D · F
- CC · E · G
18 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Island pulse
Three, three, two: the island rhythm in so many pop hits. Musicians call it root bass · tresillo 3-3-2 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Island pulseRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Pop stabs
Chord stabs in the 3-3-2 pop rhythm. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Pop stabsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 120 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.
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Ending: Am – D7 – G
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AmD7G
- AmA · C · E
- D7D · F# · A · C

What chords are in Ring-A-Ding Ding?

The loop is G – Dm – G7 – C (I – v – I7 – IV) in G major, and the song ends on Am – D7 – G.

What key is Ring-A-Ding Ding in?

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

What does the left hand play in Ring-A-Ding Ding?

Island pulse: root bass · tresillo 3-3-2, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Ring-A-Ding Ding 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.