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Christmas Is All Around: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

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Left hand Dancing heartbeatThe right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany Christmas Is All Around without reading music. The left hand plays dancing heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4&), and the right hand sings the tune.

Christmas Is All Around accompaniment in letter notes

The F – Gm – Bb – C loop with dancing heartbeat in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
F
RF4+A4+C5
LF2 F2 F2 F2 F2
Bar 2
Gm
RG4+Bb4+D5
LG2 G2 G2 G2 G2
Bar 3
Bb
RBb3+D4+F4
LBb2 Bb2 Bb2 Bb2 Bb2
Bar 4
C
RC4+E4+G4 E4 F4 G4 A4 Bb4 C5 D5 E5
LC3 C3 C3 C3 C3
Bar 5
F
RF4+A4+C5
LF2 F2 F2 F2 F2
Bar 6
Gm
RG4+Bb4+D5
LG2 G2 G2 G2 G2
Bar 7
Bb
RBb3+D4+F4
LBb2 Bb2 Bb2 Bb2 Bb2
Bar 8
C
RC4+E4+G4
LC3 C3 C3 C3 C3

How to read the bar sheet

The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.

Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.

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Questions about Christmas Is All Around

What are the letter notes for the Christmas Is All Around piano accompaniment?

Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is F – Gm – Bb – C, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Christmas Is All Around?

The loop is F – Gm – Bb – C (I – ii – IV – V) in F major, and the song ends on C – Bb – F.

What key is Christmas Is All Around in?

F major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Christmas Is All Around?

Dancing heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Christmas Is All Around 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.