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Christmas: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Mariah Carey
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 110 BPM
- I–iii–IV–V7 loop
- Easy
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 without reading music. The left hand plays climb-and-jump (broken chord 1-5-8-1) and the right hand hopscotch chords.
Christmas accompaniment in letter notes
The Eb – Gm – Ab – Bb7 loop with climb-and-jump in the left hand and hopscotch chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
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
What are the letter notes for the Christmas 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 Eb – Gm – Ab – Bb7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Christmas?
The loop is Eb – Gm – Ab – Bb7 (I – iii – IV – V7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Christmas in?
Eb major, at about 110 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Christmas?
Climb-and-jump: broken chord 1-5-8-1, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Christmas 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.