Happy Birthday
The perfect, festive song for new pianists is Happy Birthday. This is useful for all our loved one’s birthday parties, and with a recognizable tune, it’s an easy feat for new piano players. To play this song, the note breakdown is:
Happy birthday to you
G G A G C B
Happy birthday to you
G G A G D C
Happy birthday dear (insert name)
G G G^ E C B A
Happy birthday to you
F F E C D C
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The Itsy Bitsy Spider
A popular song for many children to sing, the Itsy Bitsy Spider also makes for a great starting place when exploring piano simple songs. This one is pretty easy to play, and very enjoyable for younger children.
To master these notes, here is the breakdown:
The itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout
G C C C D E E E D C D E C
Down came the rain and washed the spider out
E E F G G F E F G E
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain
C C D E E D C D E C
And the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again
G G C C C D E E E D C D E C
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Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Another great nursery rhyme to add to the list of beginning songs for piano is Old MacDonald Had a Farm. This one is a bit longer than some of the other easiest piano songs but is still just as simple to play. Here is the breakdown.
Old MacDonald had a farm
G G G D E E D
E-i-e-i-o
B B A A G
And on that farm he had a cow
D G G G D E E D
E-i-e-i-o
B B A A G
With a moo moo here and a moo moo there
D D G G G D D G G G
Here a moo, there a moo
G G G G G G
Everywhere a moo moo
G G G G G G
Old MacDonald had a fard
G G G D E E D
E-i-e-i-o
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Jingle Bells
To wrap up the songs to play on the piano for beginners, we are ending on a festive, holiday-inspired note with Jingle Bells. A winter-time favorite for many, Jingle Bells is sure to get the whole family in the holiday mood, and it’s a pretty simple song to play, too. To ring in the festivities, here is the note breakdown for this holiday favorite.
(D^) B – B B B – B B B-^D G A B
(Oh) Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way
C C C C C B B
Oh what fun it is to ride
B B B A A B A D
In a one-horse open sleigh
B B B B B B B D G A B
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