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Jingle Bells — chorus melody

Play the joyful eight-bar chorus of Jingle Bells in C major using just five right-hand notes.

First notesJames Lord Pierpont · Eight-bar chorus in C major · piano one handPiano · One hand · C major · 4/4

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

Try it at the keyboard

  1. Place your right thumb on middle C, index on D, middle finger on E, ring finger on F, and little finger on G — you never need to move your hand!
  2. Notice how bars 1–2 and bars 5–6 are identical ("Jingle bells, jingle bells").
  3. Keep a bright, cheerful bounce on the repeated crotchets.

About this score

First eight bars of the chorus in C major, regularized to crotchets and minims within a C4–G4 five-finger range.

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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