![]() ![]() Next up we have finger 2 starting with the left hand, Pause the video and work on those first four measures on your own, then press play when you're ready to go on. This is a whole note, which lasts for 4 beats, so you can count 1 2 3 4. ♫Dashing through the♫ 1 2 3 ♫In a one-horse open♫ and then on 'sleigh' Here on 'snow' that is a dotted half note, which means it holds for 3 beats. Now it's important not just to play the right notes but also to hold them the right amount of time. ♫Dashing through the snow♫ ♫In a one horse open sleigh,♫ ![]() So again our left hand's going to start on finger 3. ♫In a one horse open sleigh♫ Now you try. Good, then the left hand plays ♫In a one-♫ three G's right in a row pretty quick. ![]() It's your left hand finger 3, then right hand finger 3. So your thumbs will just beĪll right, so find this place on your piano and let's try to play the first line. If here's my middle C, place your left hand finger 3 right here,Īnd your right hand first note will be finger 3 on E,Īnd so let your right hand just cover up the C, D, E, F, G, and your left hand will be on these neighboring keys. You can see finger 3 is on G below middle C. Let's come to the piano to get started.įor "Jingle Bells", our left hand starts here. I'm Joseph Hoffman, and in this lesson we'll be learning how to play my elementary, aka easy version of the holiday favorite "Jingle Bells". The key signature of C major should mean that it is fairly easy for someone to play on a solo instrument.Hello and welcome. The piano part will also work as an accompaniment to other instruments, such as a violin, recorder or flute. You may want to slow the tempo slightly as this will enable others to sing along with the lyrics. The choice of tempo may change slightly when you are singing with others. It is a great tune to learn as you can have great fun singing it with friends and family during the festive season. I hope you enjoy learning to play this Christmas classic. Jingles Bells was written by James Lord Pierpont (1822-1893) sometime around 1850. Jingle Bells Easy PianoĬlick Here To Download Jingle Bells for Easy Piano PDF Lyrics More advanced pianists may like to use the left hand part as a foundation for some improvised solos. They also give an indication of the style of keyboard improvisation that is possible over this style of bassline. The last 4 bars which are effectively an outro or a coda are quite bluesy in their feel and hopefully provide a fun ending to the piece. The Sforzando stab chords are accented and staccato these help punctuate the arrangement and should be enjoyed! Sweeping opening phrases of the piece contrast with the staccato crotchets (quarter notes) of bar 7. The phrasing in this Jingle Bells piano arrangement is crucial to capturing the feel of the song and producing a convincing performance. Emphasis should be placed on the 1st note of each measure with the other notes played staccato: The articulation of the bassline is very important. You almost need to get to the point where the left hand part feels “automatic” and “easy” to play before speeding up the tempo and combining the hands. ![]() I would certainly suggest practising the left hand bass part slowly and separately from the right hand before trying to combine the 2 hands together. It is the leaping bass notes in the left hand which give this Jingle Bells piano arrangement its energy and rhythm. The very fast tempo and right hand harmony may be too much of a challenge for some and so I have also produced a Jingle Easy Piano arrangement as well which you can download at the end of this post.Ĭlick Here To Download Jingle Bells Piano PDF Jingle Bells Sheet music It is a good opportunity for pianists to practice their left hand as the bass notes of this Jingle Bells Piano sheet music are the foundation for the groove. It is suitable for piano players who are reasonably early on in their learning as it is in a simple key and the shortest note value is an eighth note (quaver). This Jingle Bells piano version is a fun and lively arrangement of the song that has some challenging sections to learn, most notably in the fast moving bassline of the left hand part. ![]()
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