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Christmas Day: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Burt Bacharach
- Bb major
- 3/4
- 135 BPM
- 1996
- Medium
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Christmas Day written out as piano music: the vii – I – vii – iii loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays moon river roll (open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4)) and the right hand waltz bells.
Christmas Day chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb 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 | Am | vii | A C E |
| 2 | Bb | I | Bb D F |
| 3 | Am | vii | A C E |
| 4 | Dm | iii | D 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: moon river roll (open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4)) in the left hand and waltz bells in the right, over the Am – Bb – Am – Dm 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 Christmas Day
Does the sheet music for Christmas Day 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 Christmas Day?
The loop is Am – Bb – Am – Dm (vii – I – vii – iii) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is Christmas Day in?
Bb major, at about 135 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Christmas Day?
Moon River roll: open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Christmas Day easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.