[Children's Song] Easy for Piano Beginners! Introducing Songs with Simple Chords

Buzz buzz buzzBohemian Folk Song

Children’s Song Piano [Bun Bun Bun] ♪ Yuu Piano Channel

Bun Bun Bun, a Bohemian folk song, is a classic often sung in nursery schools and kindergartens, and it’s also included in first-grade music textbooks.

With a simple melody made up of five notes and accompaniment built on just two chords, it has everything that makes it approachable even for beginners at the piano.

It’s almost always featured in introductory piano method books and is extremely popular as a piece for piano recitals.

It’s also perfect as a practice piece for adults who want to master playing with both hands—so give it a try!

TulipTakeshi Inoue

Tulips [Piano] Beginner, with reference performance – Easy Piano

The children’s song “Tulips,” with its simple, rustic melody that evokes nostalgia, is widely included in various piano method books and song collections as a piece that’s easy even for piano beginners to play.

Built on an easy-to-remember melody and simple chords, it’s perfect not only as a practice or recital piece for young children but also for adults who are just starting to learn the piano.

Once you can play it with a simple arrangement, try adding variations to the chords and accompaniment rhythm.

Toy Cha-Cha-ChaNobuyoshi Koshibe

Toy Cha-Cha-Cha: Easy Piano with Do-Re-Mi

Toys’ Cha-Cha-Cha is not only popular with children, but also supported by adults as a song they want kids to listen to.

With its friendly melody and catchy rhythm, this piece is one of the easier children’s songs to play thanks to its simple chord progression.

The “Cha-Cha-Cha” in the title comes from the familiar ballroom dance rhythm of the same name! Once you’ve gotten used to playing it, try adding more movement to the accompaniment or creating your own rhythmic variations to aim for an even more rhythmic performance!

Close It, Open ItJean-Jacques Rousseau

Musunde Hiraite / Slow and Easy Piano - Beginner - Simple Accompaniment [Nursery/Children’s Song]

“Musunde Hiraite” is a Japanese children’s song with lyrics set to a melody composed by the French thinker Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

With its friendly tune and cute lyrics that can be sung while doing hand motions, it’s a beloved nursery rhyme among children.

The melody’s range is within a single octave, and it uses only three chords! Because it doesn’t take long to learn, it’s an ideal practice piece for those who want to get used to playing with both hands through repetition.

Once you can play the bass and melody together, try practicing with various accompaniment patterns.

aye-ayeSeiichiro Uno

Aye-aye/Piano/With Do-Re-Mi Furigana

There are many children’s songs featuring animals, but for many people, the first one that comes to mind is “Ai Ai.” This song is almost always sung in nursery schools and kindergartens, and because it has a narrow vocal range and uses few chords, it’s also an ideal piece for beginner pianists to learn.

Being able to read notes smoothly is an important element in improving your piano skills, but to keep learning enjoyable, it’s also very important to experience the joy of being able to play a song you already know.

Try practicing by reading the sheet music while relying on the melody and harmony of “Ai Ai” that you remember.

Piglet-raccoon dog-fox-catNaosumi Yamamoto

Kobuta Tanuki Kitsune Neko [Piano] [Daycare] [Kindergarten] [Classic] [Popular] [Finger Play] [Animals] [0-Year-Olds] [1-Year-Olds] [2-Year-Olds] [3-Year-Olds]

“Kobuta Nuki Tsuneko,” a beloved children’s song whose lyrics form a shiritori chain of familiar animal names, is also well-known as a hand-play song.

In fact, with the simplest arrangement, you can play it using just two repeating chords! For example, if you play it in C major, you just repeat “C–G–G–C.” It’s perfect not only as a practice piece for young children and piano beginners, but also for practicing singing while playing.

Once you’re somewhat comfortable with two-handed playing, try adding touches like breaking the accompaniment into arpeggiated chords.

Do-Re-Mi SongRichard Rodgers

Do-Re-Mi Song (Richard Rodgers)

Do-Re-Mi, a song from the musical The Sound of Music, is perfect for studying music with its link between note names and keyboard positions! Instead of just memorizing do-re-mi, you can more enjoyably learn the note names by humming lyrics that connect them to familiar things, like “Do for donuts, Re for rays.” It can certainly help adults, too, smoothly learn the layout of notes and where they are on the keyboard.

Once you can play the melody while humming the lyrics, try adding left-hand bass notes and chords.