Chords for Ella Fitzgerald - Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead

Tempo:
159.55 bpm
Chords used:

G

A

Em

Cm

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Ella Fitzgerald - Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead chords
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[G]
[Em] [A] [Cm]
[G]
[Am] [G#] [A]
[C] [D] Once there was a [Dm] wicked witch [G] in the lovely [F#] land [C#] of Oz
[Dm] And a wickeder, [Am] wickeder, [Cm] wickeder [C#] witch there never, [G] never was
She [D] filled the folks in Munchkinland with terror and [C#m] with [F#] dread
[G] Till one fine day [C] from [Cm] Kansas Way [G] a [B] cyclone caught [Am] a house
[Cm] That brought [G] the wicked, wicked [A]
witch [C] her doom [G] as she [Gm] was flying [C#]
on her broom
[B]
[G] For the house fell on her [F#]
head [Am] and the [D] coroner pronounced [Gm] her dead
[A]
[Em] [G] And through [A#] the town [Am] the [G#] joyous news [Em] was spread
[G]
[A] [Cm]
[G] Ding [E] dong, the witch is dead, [A] witch, oh witch, [Cm]
the wicked witch
[G] Ding [Em] [D] dong, the wicked witch [F] is dead
[Em]
[A] [Em] Wake [E] up, you sleepy [A] head, rub your [Cm] eyes, get out of bed
[G] Wake [E] up, the wicked [Dm] witch is dead
[B] [C] She's gone [Am] where the goblins [F#m] go below, [B] [Em] below, below your hoe
Let's [A] open up [Am] and sing and [D#] ring the [G] bells out
Ding dong, [D] the merry o' [A] sing [Cm] it high, sing it low
[Em] Let them know [C] the wicked [G] witch is dead
[A]
[A#] [G]
[A] [F] [G#]
[G] [D]
[Gm] [G#m] [Am] [G]
[Gm] [Am] [B]
[Cm]
[G]
[Dm] [G]
[C] [F#]
[B] [Em] [E]
[A]
[G] [D] [G]
[A]
[Cm] [G]
[D] [Em]
[E] [G] She's [C] gone where the goblins [F#m] go [B] below, [Bm] below, [Em] below [Bm] your [Em] hoe
Let's [A] open up [D] and sing and [F#] ring the [G] bells out
Ding dong, the merry o' [F#m] sing it [C] high, sing it [G] low
Let them know the wicked witch is dead
[B] [Em] [Am] [Em]
[G]
[N]
Key:  
G
2131
A
1231
Em
121
Cm
13421113
Am
2311
G
2131
A
1231
Em
121
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Ella Fitzgerald - Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead chords, practice playing Cm, G, A, D, G, D and G in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 80 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 161. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: G Major.

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_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [A] _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ Once there was a [Dm] wicked witch [G] in the lovely [F#] land [C#] of Oz
[Dm] And a wickeder, [Am] wickeder, [Cm] wickeder [C#] witch there never, [G] never was
She [D] filled the folks in Munchkinland with terror and [C#m] with _ [F#] dread
[G] Till one fine day [C] from [Cm] Kansas Way [G] a [B] cyclone caught [Am] a house
[Cm] That brought [G] the wicked, wicked [A]
witch [C] her doom [G] as she [Gm] was flying [C#]
on her broom
_ _ _ [B] _
_ [G] For the house fell on her [F#]
head [Am] and the [D] _ coroner _ pronounced [Gm] her dead _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ [G] And through [A#] the town [Am] the [G#] joyous news [Em] was spread
_ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ Ding [E] dong, the witch is dead, [A] witch, oh witch, [Cm]
the wicked witch
[G] Ding [Em] _ [D] dong, the wicked witch [F] is dead
_ [Em] _
_ [A] _ _ [Em] Wake [E] up, you sleepy [A] head, rub your [Cm] eyes, get out of bed
[G] Wake [E] up, the wicked [Dm] witch is _ dead _ _
_ [B] _ [C] She's gone [Am] where the goblins [F#m] go below, [B] _ [Em] below, below your hoe
_ Let's [A] open up [Am] and sing and [D#] ring the [G] bells out
Ding dong, [D] the merry o' [A] sing [Cm] it high, sing it low
_ [Em] Let them know [C] the wicked [G] witch is _ dead
_ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [A#] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G#] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ She's [C] gone where the goblins [F#m] go [B] below, _ _ [Bm] below, [Em] below [Bm] your [Em] hoe
Let's [A] open up [D] and _ sing and [F#] ring the [G] bells out
Ding dong, the merry o' [F#m] sing it [C] high, sing it [G] low
Let them know the wicked witch _ _ _ is dead
_ [B] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

Facts about this song

This song was composed by Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg.

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