Easy Piano: Jingle Bell Rock

                                                photo credit: christmas bells tockholes 2009 via photopin (license)

Yes, I know it's not Thanksgiving yet... I have tons of songs to share with you this Christmas season. I thought I would start posting them now. My piano students have been preparing a Thanksgiving recital at one of the local skilled nursing facilities in town. They are also starting on Christmas music and this is the #1 choice song with the teenagers. Enjoy!

JINGLE BELL ROCK 


Words and Music by Joe Neal and Jim Boothe



Performed by BOBBY HELMS (1957) 


Key: C Major

Time: 4/4 Moderately  

  
C                     
Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
               C#dim      Dm          G7
Jingle bells  swing and jingle bells  ring
Dm          G7          Dm          G7
Snowin' and blowin' up  bushels of  fun
Dm7                 G7(#5)
Now the jingle hop has  begun
C                    
Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
             C#dim       Dm         G7
Jingle bells chime in  jingle bell time
Dm          G7           Dm          G7
Dancin' and prancin'  in Jingle Bell Square
D7     G7     C
In the frosty air   
        F                      F#dim
What a bright time, it's the right time
   C
To rock the  night away
       D7
Jingle bell time is a  swell time
G      Dm7         G7
To go glidin' in a one-horse sleigh   
C                
Giddyup jingle horse,  pick up your  feet
         Em7(b5)    A7
Jingle around the  clock
F                    Fm
Mix and a-mingle in a-jinglin'  beat
 D7          G7          C
(That's the jingle  bell rock) 3x


Chord Breakdown  

L.H. / R.H.

C = CEG/C

C#dim = C#EG/EG 

Dm = DFA/A




G7 = GFGB/F




Dm7 = DFAC/A




G7(#5)= FGB/D#A




D7 = DF#AC/A




F#dim = F#AC, EbAC/C




G = GBD/G




Em7(b5) = BbEG/DEG




A7 = A/C#GA




F = FAC/C




Fm = FAbC/AbC




Ending: 




G/FBD#

C/EBbD



Key of D



D             Dmaj7        D
Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
D             D#o7       Em7          A7
Jingle bells  swing and jingle bells  ring
Em7          A7          Em7        A7
Snowin' and blowin' up  bushels of  fun
Em7                 A7
Now the jingle hop has  begun
D             Dmaj7        D
Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
D             D#o7       Em7         A7
Jingle bells chime in  jingle bell time
Em7          A7           Em7         A7
Dancin' and prancin'  in Jingle Bell Square
Em7     A7     D
In the frosty air   
        G                      G#o7
What a bright time, it's the right time
   D
To rock the  night away
       E
Jingle bell time is a  swell time
A
To go glidin' in a one-horse sleigh   
D        Dmaj7         D
Giddyup jingle horse,  pick up your  feet
D                  B7
Jingle around the  clock
G                    Gm
Mix and a-mingle in a-jinglin'  feet
Em          A7          D
That's the jingle  bell rock   
D             Dmaj7        D
Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
D             D#o7     Em7          A7
Jingle bells chime in jingle bell  time
Em7          A7           Em7         A7
Dancin' and prancin'  in Jingle Bell Square
Em7     A7     D
In the frosty air   
        G                      G#o7
What a bright time, it's the right time
   D
To rock the  night away
       E
Jingle bell time is a  swell time
A
To go glidin' in a one-horse sleigh   
D        Dmaj7         D
Giddyup jingle horse,  pick up your  feet
D                  B7
Jingle around the  clock
G                     Gm
Mix and a-mingle in a-jinglin'  feet
Em7         A7
That's the  jingle bell rock
Em7          A7
That's the jingle bell  rock
Em7          A7         D
That's the jingle bell  rock 

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All the best,    

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