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A Kid At Christmas: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul
- D major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 2010
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany A Kid At Christmas without reading music. The left hand plays walking roots (root bass · quarters), and the right hand sings the tune.
A Kid At Christmas accompaniment in letter notes
The G#m – C#7 – F#m – B7 loop with walking roots in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
How to read the bar sheet
The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.
Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.
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Questions about A Kid At Christmas
What are the letter notes for the A Kid At Christmas piano accompaniment?
Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is G#m – C#7 – F#m – B7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in A Kid At Christmas?
The loop is G#m – C#7 – F#m – B7 (#iv – VII7 – iii – VI7) in D major, and the song ends on D – G7 – D.
What key is A Kid At Christmas in?
D major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in A Kid At Christmas?
Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is A Kid At Christmas easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.