Lesson Sheet
Ding Dong Merrily on High!
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This carol has a strumming pattern of 2 2 4 in the first two lines
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On the third line you will need to play 4 strums on the 'Gloria' passage chords.
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Finish with 2 2 2
G
C G
C
D
G
1. Ding Dong! merrily on high,
in heav'n the bells are ringing.
G
C
G
C
D G
Ding, dong! verily the sky is riv'n with angel
singing.
G - D - G - D -
Em - D
C D
G
G
Glo…………………..ria, Hosanna in excel-sis
G C
G
C
D G
2. E'en so here below, below
let steeple bells be swungen,
G C
G
C
D
G
and i-o, i-o, i-o by priest and people sungen.
G - D - G - D -
Em - D
C D
G
Glo…………………..ria, Hosanna in
excelsis
G C
G
C D
G
3. Pray ye dutifully prime
your matin chime, ye ringers,
G C
G
C
D G
may ye beautifully rime your evetime song, ye
singers.
G - D - G - D - Em - D
C
D G
Glo…………………..ria, Hosanna in excelsis
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