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Christmas Time Is Here: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Lee Mendelson
- F major
- 3/4
- 100 BPM
- 1966
- Medium
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Christmas Time Is Here written out as piano music: the I – bVII7 – I – bVII7 loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays moonlit waves (open arpeggio 1-5-10-5 (3/4)) and the right hand waltz chords.
Christmas Time Is Here chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F 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 | F | I | F A C |
| 2 | Eb7 | bVII7 | Eb G Bb Db |
| 3 | F | I | F A C |
| 4 | Eb7 | bVII7 | Eb G Bb Db |
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: moonlit waves (open arpeggio 1-5-10-5 (3/4)) in the left hand and waltz chords in the right, over the F – Eb7 – F – Eb7 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 Time Is Here
Does the sheet music for Christmas Time Is Here 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 Time Is Here?
The loop is F – Eb7 – F – Eb7 (I – bVII7 – I – bVII7) in F major, and the song ends on F – Gm – F.
What key is Christmas Time Is Here in?
F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Christmas Time Is Here?
Moonlit waves: open arpeggio 1-5-10-5 (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Christmas Time Is Here 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.