How to Play "Jingle Bells" on the Piano

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During the holiday season, everyone loves to hear Christmas songs, and everyone loves to play them on the piano. Even if you're not a piano player, you can still entertain your friends and family with an easy song like Jingle Bells. Once you learn this, it can be easily memorized and played wherever you can get you hands on a piano/keyboard.

Steps

Put your right hand out in front of you. For Jingle Bells, you'll only use your right hand. If you're a total beginner, then the first thing you need to do is to know your "finger numbers". Your thumb is finger number 1.Play "Jingle Bells" on the Piano Step 1Bullet1.jpg Your pointer finger is finger number 2.Play "Jingle Bells" on the Piano Step 1Bullet2.jpg Your middle finger is finger number 3.Play "Jingle Bells" on the Piano Step 1Bullet3.jpg Your ring finger is finger number 4.Play "Jingle Bells" on the Piano Step 1Bullet4.jpg Your pinky finger is number 5.Play "Jingle Bells" on the Piano Step 1Bullet5.jpg You could write the numbers on your hand if you have trouble remembering them, but it's pretty easy. If you already know note names, then you don't need to know finger numbers.

Locate where you need to put your hands on the piano. For Jingle Bells, your hand position will be entirely in the Middle C position (you just need your right hand). To find Middle C, look at your piano or keyboard (or a picture if you don't have one) and notice that the black keys are in groups of two and three.

Find the group of two black keys that are closest to the middle of the piano/keyboard.

Put your thumb of your right hand on the white key just to the left of the two black keys. That key is called Middle C.

Put the rest of your fingers on all of the white keys to the right of Middle C. You should be covering 5 white keys, from Middle C to 4 to the right. This is called Middle C Position.

Start playing. Here's how to play Jingle Bells if using finger numbers: 3 3 3 - 3 3 3 - 3 5 1 2 3 - - - 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 - 5 - 3 3 3 -3 3 3 - 3 5 1 2 3 - - - 4 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 4 2 1 - - -All you have to do is play the finger with that finger number. When you come across a dash (-), then hold the note longer. Each - is one extra beat. For example, if there's 3 3 3 - then on the third 3, you hold the note for an extra beat.Play "Jingle Bells" on the Piano Step 6Bullet1.jpg If you know your Middle C note names (C D E F and G), then this is how you play Jingle Bells with note names: E E E - E E E - E G C D E - - - F F F E E E E D D E D - G - E E E - E E E - E G C D E - - - F F F E E E G G F D C - - -Play "Jingle Bells" on the Piano Step 6Bullet2.jpg