Because It’s Christmas Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Because It’s Christmas in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

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Chords: C – Am – Dm – F
Because It’s Christmas sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; Am is A, C and E; Dm is D, F and A; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIAmviDmiiFIV
- CC · E · G
- AmA · C · E
- DmD · F · A
- FF · A · C
12 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Bossa sway
Long-short, long-short, leaning ahead: a gentle Brazilian sway. Musicians call it root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Bossa swayRoot bass rhythm · Bossa novaLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Steady chords
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Steady chordsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 100 BPM
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
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Ending: C – F – C
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CFC

What chords are in Because It’s Christmas?

The loop is C – Am – Dm – F (I – vi – ii – IV) in C major, and the song ends on C – F – C.

What key is Because It’s Christmas in?

C major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Because It’s Christmas?

Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Because It’s 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.