Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Coming Home For Christmas on piano
By Jim Brickman with Richie McDonald
- C major
- 2/2
- 62 BPM
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Coming Home For Christmas in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Am – F – Gsus4 – G
How it goes
Coming Home For Christmas sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Am is A, C and E; F is F, A and C; Gsus4 is G, C and D; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AmviFIVGsus4Vsus4GV- AmA · C · E
- FF · A · C
- Gsus4G · C · D
- GG · B · D
- 2
Left hand: Open sky
How it goes
Root, fifth, then a high third: open and airy, the sound of a big sky. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 918 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pop stabs
How it goes
Chord stabs in the 3-3-2 pop rhythm. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 62 BPM
How it goes
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
- 5
Ending: F – G – C
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC- CC · E · G
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Questions about Coming Home For Christmas
What chords are in Coming Home For Christmas?
The loop is Am – F – Gsus4 – G (vi – IV – Vsus – V) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Coming Home For Christmas in?
C major, at about 62 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Coming Home For Christmas?
Open sky: open arpeggio 1-5-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Coming Home For Christmas 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.