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Blame It On The Mistletoe: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Toby Keith

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Left hand Lazy footstepsRight hand Bouncy-ball chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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Blame It On The Mistletoe written out as piano music: the I – IV – ii – I loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4) and the right hand bouncy-ball chords.

Blame It On The Mistletoe chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in D major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1DID F# A
2GIVG B D
3EmiiE G B
4DID F# A

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: lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4) in the left hand and bouncy-ball chords in the right, over the D – G – Em – D 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 Blame It On The Mistletoe

Does the sheet music for Blame It On The Mistletoe 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 Blame It On The Mistletoe?

The loop is D – G – Em – D (I – IV – ii – I) in D major, and the song ends on D – G – D.

What key is Blame It On The Mistletoe in?

D major, at about 138 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Blame It On The Mistletoe?

Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Blame It On The Mistletoe 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.