Sing and Play Children’s Songs

Sing and Play Children’s Songs	Theory Things William Wieland
Sing the melody. Play cadence pattern chords with your right hand. Play single pitches with your left hand.
C major Cadence Pattern — Chords in C major for "This Old Man", "I'm a Little Teapot", "Silent Night", and many other songs
Play and Sing Example (Ring Around the Rosie)
All 12 keys: Major Cadence Patterns - Triads Major Cadence Patterns - V⁷ chords Major Cadence Patterns - full V⁷ chords

The following tunes are roughly organized by difficulty beginning with the easiest.
Itsy Bitsy Spider — only 2 chords!
This Old Man — small singing range — a choice of 4 keys
3 Songs which use the same music! — small singing range
Silent Night — large singing range — a choice of 6 keys
Jingle Bells — including a secondary dominant
I'm a Little Teapot — a straightforward version and a fancy version
Thousands of song lyrics with chord symbols can be found on the internet. Simply search for a title. (Add "lyrics" and "piano chords".) Elton John “Rocket Man” Billy Joel “Piano Man”