Bingo
Also known as Bingo Was His Name-O_and _There Was a Farmer Who Had a Dog, is an English language children's song of obscure
Also known as _Bingo Was His Name-O_and There Was a Farmer Who Had a Dog, is an English language children's song of obscure
PUBLISHED: Oct 1, 2011 • UPDATED: Dec 6, 2015 • VIEWS: 106 • LESSON CODE: UL503 •
Instruments: leadsheet ukulele ANY Subjects: repertoire • beginner
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Bingo, also known as Bingo Was His Name-O_and _There Was a Farmer Who Had a Dog, is an English language children's song of obscure origin. In most modern forms, the song involves spelling the name of a dog, and with increasing letters replaced with handclaps on each repetition.
This song, in its simplest form can be played with three chords. These are the I, IV, and V or V7 chords in a major key. In the example here they are: G C and D7 or D, shown in C Tuning, High or Low G
Chords
- C
- G
- D7
Melody
5 1 1 5 5 6 6 5 5 1 1 2 2 3 1
P5 asc P4
- The melody is entirely taken from a major scale and starting on the fifth of the same: G A B C D E F G'.
- There is a single pick-up note to start the melody
Links
Bingo, also known as _Bingo Was His Name-O_and There Was a Farmer Who Had a Dog, is an English language children's song of obscure origin. In most modern forms, the song involves spelling the name of a dog, and with increasing letters replaced with handclaps on each repetition.
This song, in its simplest form can be played with three chords. These are the I, IV, and V or V7 chords in a major key. In the example here they are: G C and D7 or D, shown in C Tuning, High or Low G
Chords
- C
- G
- D7
Melody
<p class="text-center lead BOLD">5 1 1 5 5 6 6 5 5 1 1 2 2 3 1<br> <b>P5</b> asc <b>P4</b></p>
- The melody is entirely taken from a major scale and starting on the fifth of the same: G A B C D E F G'.
- There is a single pick-up note to start the melody
Links
- <a href="http://www.kididdles.com/lyrics/b010.html"><strong>Lyrics</strong></a></li>
- <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bingo_(song)"><strong><span class="SERIF caps">WidipediA</span></strong>: <strong>Bingo</strong></a>
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