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Christmas Makes Me Cry: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Mark Schoenfeld & Barri McPherson
- G minor
- 2/2
- 90 BPM
- 1995
- Medium
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Christmas Makes Me Cry written out as piano music: the bVII – i – iv – V loop in G minor 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 circling light.
Christmas Makes Me Cry chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in G minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F | VII | F A C |
| 2 | Gm | i | G Bb D |
| 3 | Cm | iv | C Eb G |
| 4 | D | V | 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: lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4) in the left hand and circling light in the right, over the F – Gm – Cm – 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 Christmas Makes Me Cry
Does the sheet music for Christmas Makes Me Cry 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 Makes Me Cry?
The loop is F – Gm – Cm – D (bVII – i – iv – V) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.
What key is Christmas Makes Me Cry in?
G minor, at about 90 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Christmas Makes Me Cry?
Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Christmas Makes Me Cry 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.