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Ding Dong! Merrily on High sheet music

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Piano • Winds and brass • Strings • Recorder • Guitar • Lyrics • Lead sheet with chords

The composer of Ding Dong! Merrily on High is not known, but the first printed version of the melody occurs in a book of French dances from the sixteenth century. The lyrics that we sing were written by George Ratcliffe Woodward, an English composer who lived from 1848 to 1934.

As the title suggests, Ding Dong! Merrily on High is about the joyful ringing of bells. You can learn more about the history of Ding Dong! Merrily on High at the Joyful Santa blog.

Select the song image below for a printable PDF of Ding Dong! Merrily on High or scroll down for links to many more arrangements in seven different keys in treble, bass, and alto clefs. You can also view and print the lyrics to Ding Dong! Merrily on High. The wind, brass, and string arrangements of the carol are all in the key of concert C, so all of those instruments can play it together.

New! - Play this song along with instrumentalists and singers! Ding Dong! Merrily on High piano accompaniment parts are now available to accompany all instruments and singers, in free, printable PDF format. You can also practice all of your Christmas music with a sleigh bell metronome!

Note that this arrangement is written in a 4/4 time signature. However, Ding Dong! Merrily on High is often performed at faster tempos, in which case you can think of the piece as being in cut time (2/2) with the half note equal to one beat. Doing so will make it easier to play the carol at brisker tempos.

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Ding Dong! Merrily on High for piano
Ding Dong! Merrily on High for winds and brass
Ding Dong! Merrily on High for strings
Ding Dong! Merrily on High for recorder
Ding Dong! Merrily on High for guitar

Treble clef versions of Ding Dong! Merrily on High:

In the key of A
In the key of B flat
In the key of C
In the key of D (higher version)
In the key of D (lower version)
In the key of E flat
In the key of F
In the key of G

Bass clef versions of Ding Dong! Merrily on High:

In the key of A
In the key of B flat
In the key of C
In the key of D
In the key of E flat
In the key of F
In the key of G

Alto clef versions of Ding Dong! Merrily on High:

In the key of A
In the key of B flat
In the key of C
In the key of D
In the key of E flat
In the key of F
In the key of G

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Table of Contents for the Christmas Song Lead Sheets:

Angels We Have Heard on High
Auld Lang Syne
Away In a Manger
Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
Deck the Hall
Ding Dong! Merrily on High
The First Noel
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
Good Christian Men, Rejoice
Good King Wenceslas
Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
Here We Come A-Wassailing
The Holly and the Ivy
I Saw Three Ships
In Dulci Jubilo
In the Bleak Midwinter
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
Jingle Bells (short easy version)
Jingle Bells (full version)
Jolly Old St. Nicholas
Joy to the World
O Christmas Tree
O Come All Ye Faithful
O Come, O Come Emmanuel
O Holy Night
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Patapan
Quelle Est Cette Odeur Agréable
Silent Night
Toyland
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Up on the Housetop
We Three Kings
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
What Child Is This?