Bingo

Bingo, also known as Bingo Was His Name-Oand 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.

Author(s): Publisher: Code: UL503

Main Category: Arpeggios Main Instrument: Any

2026-08-19

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Bingo

This song, in its simplest form can be played with three chords: 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.

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Starts on the P5 and ascends a P4.

The melody is entirely taken from a major scale and starting on the fifth of the scale: G A B C D E F G`.
There is a single pick-up note to start the melody.

Bingo is a Full Diatonic chord progressions using the I, IV, V chords of its corresponding major scale. In the Key of G these chords are the G, C, D7.

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