104 easy piano songs for kids & beginners
By Oli Braithwaite Last updated
If you or your child are just beginning on the piano, you need simple, familiar tunes.
That’s what this page is all about.
Here you will find 104 easy piano songs for kids and beginners along with links to buy the sheet music. For the first 10 songs, we’ve included video tutorials as a bonus.
On this page we’ve stuck to nursery rhymes, classical melodies and folk tunes…
But if you’d prefer simple chord songs (a great place for adults to start) check out this page: 100 easy piano chord songs.
Some of the songs on this page have famous melodies which are easy to learn to play but are also part of more complex pieces if played in full. For those, we’d recommend starting with a simplified version.
All that’s left is for you to browse the list and find tunes that you like, then start learning!
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1. Mary Had a Little Lamb
Mary Had a Little Lamb is a children’s nursery rhyme.
- Composed by: Sarah Josepha Hale (United States)
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Beginner
2. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star is a children’s nursery rhyme.
- Composed by: Jane Taylor (England)
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Beginner
3. Hot Cross Buns
Hot Cross Buns is a traditional folk song.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Absolute beginner
4. Jingle Bells
Jingle Bells is a popular Christmas song.
- Composed by: James Lord Pierpont (United States)
- Released: 1857
- Level: Beginner
5. Ode to Joy
Ode to Joy by Ludwig van Beethoven is a classical music piece.
- Composed by: Ludwig van Beethoven (Germany)
- Released: 1824 in the Symphony No. 9
- Level: Intermediate
6. London Bridge
London Bridge is a children’s nursery rhyme.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Absolute beginner
7. Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Row, Row, Row Your Boat is a children’s nursery rhyme.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Absolute beginner
8. Yankee Doodle
Yankee Doodle is a patriotic song.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Beginner
9. The Wheels on the Bus
The Wheels on the Bus is a children’s nursery rhyme.
- Composed by: Verna Hills (United States)
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Absolute beginner
10. Happy Birthday to You
Happy Birthday to You is a popular song.
- Composed by: Mildred J. Hill and Patty Smith Hill (United States)
- Released: 1893
- Level: Beginner
11. Skip to My Lou
Skip to My Lou is a folk song.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Absolute beginner
12. This Old Man
This Old Man is a children’s nursery rhyme.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Absolute beginner
13. Pop Goes the Weasel
Pop Goes the Weasel is a children’s nursery rhyme.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Absolute beginner
14. The Alphabet Song
The Alphabet Song is a children’s nursery rhyme.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Absolute beginner
15. Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace is a Christian hymn.
- Composed by: John Newton (England)
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Intermediate
16. The Farmer in the Dell
The Farmer in the Dell is a children’s nursery rhyme.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Absolute beginner
17. Hickory Dickory Dock
Hickory Dickory Dock is a children’s nursery rhyme.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Absolute beginner
18. Baa, Baa, Black Sheep
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep is a children’s nursery rhyme.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Absolute beginner
19. Itsy Bitsy Spider
The Itsy Bitsy Spider is a children’s nursery rhyme.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Absolute beginner
20. The Muffin Man
The Muffin Man is a children’s nursery rhyme.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Absolute beginner
21. When the Saints Go Marching In
When the Saints Go Marching In is a traditional gospel song.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Beginner
22. The Entertainer
The Entertainer by Scott Joplin is a ragtime composition.
- Composed by: Scott Joplin (United States)
- Released: 1902
- Level: Intermediate
23. Chopsticks
Chopsticks by Euphemia Allen is a classical piano piece.
- Composed by: Euphemia Allen (England)
- Released: 1877
- Level: Beginner
24. Bridal Chorus
Bridal Chorus by Richard Wagner is a classical music piece.
- Composed by: Richard Wagner (Germany)
- Released: 1850 in the opera ‘Lohengrin’
- Level: Intermediate
25. Für Elise
Für Elise is a classical piano piece.
- Composed by: Ludwig van Beethoven (Germany)
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Intermediate
26. Scarborough Fair
Scarborough Fair is a traditional folk song.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Intermediate
27. Can Can
Can Can by Jacques Offenbach is a lively dance tune.
- Composed by: Jacques Offenbach (Germany)
- Released: 1858 in the operetta ‘Orpheus in the Underworld’
- Level: Intermediate
28. Clementine
Clementine is a folk song.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Beginner
29. Camptown Races
Camptown Races is a folk song.
- Composed by: Stephen Foster (United States)
- Released: 1850 in a book of Camptown Races
- Level: Beginner
30. The Yellow Rose of Texas
The Yellow Rose of Texas is a folk song.
- Composed by: Traditional (Unknown)
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Intermediate
31. Take Me Out to the Ballgame
Take Me Out to the Ballgame is a popular song.
- Composed by: Albert von Tilzer (United States) and Jack Norworth (United States)
- Released: 1908 in a musical called ‘The Silver Slipper’
- Level: Beginner
32. The Wild Rover
The Wild Rover is a traditional folk song.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Intermediate
33. My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean
My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean is a traditional folk song.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Beginner
34. Kum Ba Yah
Kum Ba Yah is a folk song.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Absolute beginner
35. Silent Night
Silent Night is a Christmas carol.
- Composed by: Franz Xaver Gruber (Austria)
- Released: 1818 in a church in Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria
- Level: Beginner
36. Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Old MacDonald Had a Farm is a children’s nursery rhyme.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Absolute beginner
37. Michael Row the Boat Ashore
Michael Row the Boat Ashore is a traditional folk song.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Beginner
38. Home on the Range
Home on the Range is a folk song.
- Composed by: Daniel E. Kelley (United States)
- Released: 1873
- Level: Beginner
39. The First Noel
The First Noel is a traditional Christmas carol.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Intermediate
40. O Christmas Tree
O Christmas Tree is a traditional Christmas song.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Intermediate
41. Brahms' Lullaby
Brahms’ Lullaby is a classical lullaby.
- Composed by: Johannes Brahms (Germany)
- Released: 1868, as a standalone song
- Level: Intermediate
42. Cielito Lindo
Cielito Lindo is a traditional Mexican folk song.
- Composed by: Quirino Mendoza y Cortés (Mexico)
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Intermediate
43. Yankee Doodle Boy
Yankee Doodle Boy is a patriotic song.
- Composed by: George M. Cohan (United States)
- Released: 1904 in the musical ‘Little Johnny Jones’
- Level: Intermediate
44. Oh! Susanna
Oh! Susanna is a folk song.
- Composed by: Stephen Foster (United States)
- Released: 1848
- Level: Beginner
45. Merrily We Roll Along
Merrily We Roll Along is a traditional folk song.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Intermediate
46. When Johnny Comes Marching Home
When Johnny Comes Marching Home is a patriotic song.
- Composed by: Patrick Gilmore (Ireland)
- Released: 1863
- Level: Intermediate
47. Hush, Little Baby
Hush, Little Baby is a lullaby.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Absolute beginner
48. La Cucaracha
La Cucaracha is a traditional Mexican folk song.
- Composed by: Unknown (Mexico)
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Intermediate
49. Oh! My Darling Clementine
Oh! My Darling Clementine is a folk song.
- Composed by: Traditional (Unknown)
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Beginner
50. Bingo
Bingo is a traditional folk song.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Absolute beginner
51. Greensleeves
Greensleeves is a traditional folk song.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Intermediate
52. The Ash Grove
The Ash Grove is a traditional folk song.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Intermediate
53. The Irish Washerwoman
The Irish Washerwoman is a traditional Irish folk song.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Intermediate
54. Shenandoah
Shenandoah is a folk song.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Intermediate
55. Auld Lang Syne
Auld Lang Syne is a traditional folk song.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Intermediate
56. Oh! Dem Golden Slippers
Oh! Dem Golden Slippers is a traditional gospel song.
- Composed by: James Bland (United States)
- Released: 1879 in a book of Oh! Dem Golden Slipperss
- Level: Intermediate
57. Skip to My Lou (alternate version) -
Skip to My Lou (alternate version) – is a folk song.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Intermediate
58. The Battle Hymn of the Republic
The Battle Hymn of the Republic is a patriotic song.
- Composed by: Julia Ward Howe (United States)
- Released: 1862 in a book of The Battle Hymn of the Republics
- Level: Intermediate
59. Go Tell Aunt Rhody
Go Tell Aunt Rhody is a folk song.
- Composed by: Traditional (Unknown)
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Intermediate
60. Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me
Shoo Fly, Don’t Bother Me is a traditional folk song.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Intermediate
61. Muffin Man
The Muffin Man is a children’s nursery rhyme.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Absolute beginner
62. Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas is a traditional Christmas song.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Intermediate
63. Home Sweet Home
Home Sweet Home is a popular song.
- Composed by: John Howard Payne (United States) and Sir Henry Bishop (United Kingdom)
- Released: 1823 in a musical called ‘Clari, or the Maid of Milan’
- Level: Intermediate
64. Little Brown Jug
Little Brown Jug is a traditional folk song.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Intermediate
65. Three Blind Mice
Three Blind Mice is a children’s nursery rhyme.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Absolute beginner
66. Pop! Goes the Weasel (alternate version) -
Pop! Goes the Weasel (alternate version) is a traditional folk song.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Intermediate
67. Turkey in the Straw
Turkey in the Straw is a traditional American folk song.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Intermediate
68. Aura Lee
Aura Lee is a folk song.
- Composed by: George R. Poulton (United States)
- Released: 1861 in a book of poems
- Level: Intermediate
69. She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain
She’ll Be Comin’ Round the Mountain is a folk song.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Absolute beginner
70. Oh! You Beautiful Doll
Oh! You Beautiful Doll is a popular song.
- Composed by: Nat D. Ayer (United States)
- Released: 1911
- Level: Intermediate
71. You're a Grand Old Flag
You’re a Grand Old Flag is a patriotic song.
- Composed by: George M. Cohan (United States)
- Released: 1906 in the musical ‘George Washington, Jr.’
- Level: Intermediate
72. The Marine's Hymn
The Marine’s Hymn is a military hymn.
- Composed by: Jacques Offenbach (Germany) and unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Intermediate
73. Beautiful Dreamer
Beautiful Dreamer is a folk song.
- Composed by: Stephen Foster (United States)
- Released: 1864
- Level: Intermediate
74. Daisy Bell
Daisy Bell by Harry Dacre is a popular song.
- Composed by: Harry Dacre (England)
- Released: 1892
- Level: Intermediate
75. Michael, Row the Boat Ashore
Michael, Row the Boat Ashore is a traditional folk song.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Beginner
76. On Top of Old Smoky
On Top of Old Smoky is a folk song.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Beginner
77. Over the River and Through the Woods
Over the River and Through the Woods is a traditional song.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Beginner
78. A-Tisket, A-Tasket
A-Tisket, A-Tasket is a traditional children’s song.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Absolute beginner
79. Down by the Station
Down by the Station is a children’s song.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Absolute beginner
80. Oh! Where, Oh! Where Has My Little Dog Gone?
Oh! Where, Oh! Where Has My Little Dog Gone? is a children’s nursery rhyme.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Absolute beginner
81. The Star-Spangled Banner
The Star-Spangled Banner is a patriotic song.
- Composed by: John Stafford Smith (United Kingdom)
- Released: 1814, in a book of The Star-Spangled Banners
- Level: Intermediate
82. Alouette
Alouette is a traditional folk song.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Intermediate
83. Are You Sleeping?
Are You Sleeping? is a traditional lullaby.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Absolute beginner
84. Frère Jacques
Frère Jacques is a traditional French nursery rhyme.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Absolute beginner
85. Good King Wenceslas
Good King Wenceslas is a traditional Christmas carol.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Intermediate
86. Humpty Dumpty
Humpty Dumpty is a children’s nursery rhyme.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Absolute beginner
87. London Bridge is Falling Down
London Bridge is Falling Down is a traditional folk song.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Beginner
88. Rock-A-Bye Baby
Rock-A-Bye Baby is a lullaby.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Absolute beginner
89. The Bear Went Over the Mountain
The Bear Went Over the Mountain is a children’s nursery rhyme.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Absolute beginner
90. The Mulberry Bush
The Mulberry Bush is a children’s nursery rhyme.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Absolute beginner
91. This Little Light of Mine
This Little Light of Mine is a gospel song.
- Composed by: Harry Dixon Loes (United States)
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Beginner
92. This Old House
This Old House is a folk song.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Intermediate
93. America the Beautiful
America the Beautiful is a patriotic song.
- Composed by: Samuel A. Ward (United States)
- Released: 1910
- Level: Intermediate
94. Danny Boy
Danny Boy is a traditional Irish folk song.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Intermediate
95. Give My Regards to Broadway
Give My Regards to Broadway is a classic Broadway song.
- Composed by: George M. Cohan (United States)
- Released: 1904, in the musical ‘Little Johnny Jones’
- Level: Intermediate
96. In the Good Old Summertime
In the Good Old Summertime is a popular song.
- Composed by: George Evans (United States) and Ren Shields (United States)
- Released: 1902 in a musical called ‘The Defender’
- Level: Intermediate
97. I've Been Working on the Railroad
I’ve Been Working on the Railroad is a folk song.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Beginner
98. Londonderry Air
Londonderry Air is a traditional folk song.
- Composed by: Unknown
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Intermediate
99. The Band Played On
The Band Played On is a popular song.
- Composed by: Charles B. Ward (United States)
- Released: 1895 in a book of The Band Played Ons
- Level: Intermediate
100. The Bowery
The Bowery by Percy Gaunt and J. Sterling Morton is a folk song.
- Composed by: Percy Gaunt (United States) and J. Sterling Morton (United States)
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Intermediate
101. The Marines' Hymn
The Marines’ Hymn is a military hymn.
- Composed by: Jacques Offenbach (Germany)
- Released: Unknown
- Level: Intermediate
102. The Sidewalks of New York
The Sidewalks of New York is a popular song.
- Composed by: Charles B. Lawlor (United States) and James W. Blake (United States)
- Released: 1894 in a musical called ‘The Sidewalks of New York’
- Level: Intermediate
103. This Land is Your Land
This Land is Your Land is a folk song.
- Composed by: Woody Guthrie (United States)
- Released: 1944, in a book of This Land is Your Lands
- Level: Beginner
104. When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling is a traditional Irish folk song.
- Composed by: Ernest Ball (United States)
- Released: 1912
- Level: Intermediate
Final thoughts on easy piano songs for beginners
Getting started can sometimes be the hardest part of the learning process.
But now you have the songs on this page, all that’s needed is a little persistance and you’ll be playing your piano in no time.
The piano is a wonderful, magical instrument that will bring you a lot of joy across a lifetime and, take it from us, it’s well worth the initial effort of getting started.
All that’s left to say is we wish you all the best on your piano journey.