The Wheels on the Bus
About this arrangement
The song started as a poem. Verna Hills of Boston published The Bus in the magazine American Childhood in 1937, and it caught on once people sang it to the old British tune Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush. That is the melody in this score.
The opening three repeated notes are the wheels: keep them even. The round-and-round line steps down and comes back, so let your hand roll with it rather than reaching for each key. The whole song repeats, so once you have eight bars you have it all.
Start with short loops.
Use the section list as a practice map. Start at 50% tempo, loop one section, then return to the full piece once the hand shape feels stable.
Choose Right or Left to focus on one hand. Wait for note checks the highlighted notes as you play them on the screen or a connected MIDI keyboard.
Before you practice.
01 Is The Wheels on the Bus easy on piano?
Yes. The melody stays in one hand position and repeats, and the left hand only holds long notes.
02 What tune is The Wheels on the Bus sung to?
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush, a traditional British song. Some performers use other tunes, but this is the usual one.
03 Why are there no words in the score?
The tune is traditional, but the words were written in 1937. We show the music only.