Because It's Christmas Time Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Because It's Christmas Time in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Bb7 – Eb – Bb7 – Eb
How it goes
Because It's Christmas Time sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Bb7V7EbIBb7V7EbI
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- EbEb · G · Bb
414 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Little steps
How it goes
Up the chord and back, one step at a time. Musicians call it broken chord 1-3-5-3 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 304 songs of the library.
Little stepsBroken chord · ClassicalLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Pausing chords
How it goes
Three steady chords, then beat 4 left empty to breathe. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Pausing chordsBlock chords · ClassicalRight handEasy
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Both hands at 120 BPM
How it goes
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: Ab – Bb – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb
- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F

What chords are in Because It's Christmas Time?

The loop is Bb7 – Eb – Bb7 – Eb (V7 – I – V7 – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.

What key is Because It's Christmas Time in?

Eb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.

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

Little steps: broken chord 1-3-5-3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Because It's Christmas Time 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.