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An Old Fashioned Christmas: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Johnny Marks
- F major
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- 1952
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
An Old Fashioned Christmas written out as piano music: the V7 – I – io – I loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays island seesaw (root–fifth 1-5-1) and the right hand hopscotch bells.
An Old Fashioned Christmas chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C7 | V7 | C E G Bb |
| 2 | F | I | F A C |
| 3 | Fdim | i° | F Ab Cb |
| 4 | F | I | F A C |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: island seesaw (root–fifth 1-5-1) in the left hand and hopscotch bells in the right, over the C7 – F – Fdim – F chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
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Questions about An Old Fashioned Christmas
Does the sheet music for An Old Fashioned Christmas have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
What chords are in An Old Fashioned Christmas?
The loop is C7 – F – Fdim – F (V7 – I – io – I) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is An Old Fashioned Christmas in?
F major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in An Old Fashioned Christmas?
Island seesaw: root–fifth 1-5-1, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is An Old Fashioned 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.