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Do mi (G)ni que, ni que, nique, o ver the (C)land he plods a long, and (G)sings a lit tle (D7)song;
nev er (G)ask ing for re ward, he just (C)talks a bout the Lord, he just (G)talks a (D7)bout the (G)Lord.
At a (C)time when John ny (G)Lack land o ver (D7)Eng land was the (G)King, Do mi (A7)nique was in the back land fight ing sin like an y (D)thing.
Do mi (G)Lord.
This page shows “Dominique” by The Singing Nun in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 168 BPM, a slightly more challenging arrangement — practice each phrase slowly first.
This arrangement is a great way to build your Alberti bass confidence — your left hand will roll through broken-chord patterns on G, C, D, and D7 shapes, and at 168 BPM that left hand needs to feel almost automatic before you add the melody. Start hands-separate and slow it down to around 100 BPM, focusing on keeping your left-hand fingers close to the keys so you're not bouncing. The right hand carries a cheerful, singable melody that sits comfortably in G major, so fingering is straightforward. Watch the A7 chord when it appears — it introduces a C♯ that your left hand won't expect, and the move from A7 into D is the spot most students fumble the first few times, so loop that transition until it's smooth. Once both hands feel easy alone, combine them in short four-bar phrases before playing end to end. This is the piece that'll lock in your Alberti pattern so it feels like second nature going forward.