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Jingle Bells — chorus with bass

Play the Jingle Bells chorus with both hands, adding festive C, F and G bass notes under the five-finger melody.

Next stepsJames Lord Pierpont · Eight-bar chorus with bass · piano both handsPiano · Both hands · C major · 4/4

100 beats per minute. Changing speed stops playback; press Play to start again.

Try it at the keyboard

  1. Your right hand stays in C position (C4–G4) for the entire piece.
  2. In the left hand, prepare C3, F2 and G2 so you can switch smoothly at bar 5 and bar 7.
  3. Hold each bass semibreve for all four beats while the right hand plays above it.

About this score

Eight-bar C-major chorus with whole-note C, F and G bass accompaniment.

Composed by James Lord Pierpont (published Boston, 1857); simplified teaching notation by NotePlayMusic. Public domain 1857 composition. Teaching arrangement newly authored by NotePlayMusic.

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