Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Coming Home For Christmas: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Jim Brickman with Richie McDonald
- C major
- 2/2
- 62 BPM
- Medium
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Coming Home For Christmas written out as piano music: the vi – IV – Vsus – V loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays open sky (open arpeggio 1-5-10) and the right hand pop stabs.
Coming Home For Christmas chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in C 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 | Am | vi | A C E |
| 2 | F | IV | F A C |
| 3 | Gsus4 | Vsus4 | G C D |
| 4 | G | V | G B D |
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: open sky (open arpeggio 1-5-10) in the left hand and pop stabs in the right, over the Am – F – Gsus4 – G 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 Coming Home For Christmas
Does the sheet music for Coming Home For Christmas 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 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.