How to Play My Ding-a-Ling on Guitar?

Chuck Berry - My Ding-a-Ling can be played in the key of D using the D, G, A chords. For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play My Ding-a-Ling with the ↓-↓↑ strumming pattern.

Chuck Berry - My Ding-a-Ling Chords

Chord reference D, G, A

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑

[D]When I was a [G]little bitty boy My [A]Grandmother gave me a [D]cute little toy [D]Silver bells hanging [G]on a string She [A]said it was my [D]ding-a-ling-a-ling

Oh [D]My ding-a-ling, [G]everybody sing [A]I want to play with [D]my ding-a-ling-ling [D]My ding-a-ling, [G]my ding-a-ling [A]I wanna play with [D]my ding-a-ling-a-ling [A] [D]

[D]When I started [G]grammar school, [A]I usede to stop off in the [D]vestibule, [D]Ev’rytime that [G]bell would ring [A]I’d take out my [D]ding-a-ling-a-ling

Oh [D]My ding-a-ling, [G]everybody sing [A]I want to play with [D]my ding-a-ling-a-ling [D]My ding-a-ling, [G]my ding-a-ling [A]I wanna play with [D]my ding-a-ling-a-ling [A] [D]

[D]Humpty Dumpty [G]on the wall, [A]Humpty had a [D]awful fall. [D]When they went to [G]tell the king, [A]caught him playing with [D]his ding-a-ling

Oh [D]My ding-a-ling, [G]everybody sing [A]I want to play with [D]my ding-a-ling-ling [D]My ding-a-ling, [G]my ding-a-ling [A]I wanna play with [D]my ding-a-ling-a-ling [A] [D]

[D]I remember the [G]girl next door, We [A]used to play house [D]on the kitchen floor. [D]I’d be king and [G]she’d be queen, [A]together we’d play with that [D]ding-a-ling-a-ling

Oh [D]My ding-a-ling, [G]everybody sing [A]I want to play with [D]my ding-a-ling-ling [D]My ding-a-ling, [G]my ding-a-ling [A]I wanna play with [D]my ding-a-ling-a-ling [A] [D]

[D]When they took me to [G]Sunday School , [A]tried to teach me [D]the golden rule. [D]But every time the [G]choir would sing, [A]catch me playing with [D]my ding-a-ling

Oh [D]My ding-a-ling, [G]everybody sing [A]I want to play with [D]my ding-a-ling-ling [D]My ding-a-ling, [G]my ding-a-ling [A]I wanna play with [D]my ding-a-ling-a-ling [A] [D]

[D]Now this here song it [G]ain’t so sad, [A]The cutest little song that you [D]ever had. [D]Those of you [G]who will not sing, You [A]must be playing with your [D]own ding-a-ling

Oh, [D]my ding-a-ling, [G]my ding-a-ling, [A]Come on now, c’mon now [D]everybody sing. Oh, [D]my ding-a-ling, [G]my ding-a-ling, I [A]wanna play with [D]my ding-a-ling-a-ling [A] [D]

Artist Chuck Berry

Album Single

Genres Pop, Pop Rock, Rock, Novelty

Year 1972

Key D

Chuck Berry - My Ding-a-Ling can be played in the key of D using the D, G, A chords.

For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play My Ding-a-Ling with the ↓-↓↑ strumming pattern.