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How to play Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy on piano
By Pentatonix
- C# minor
- 4/4
- 160 BPM
- 2014
- Easy
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Learn Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C#m – Adim – F#dim – Gdim
How it goes
Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy sits in C# minor: C# is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C#m is C#, E and G#; Adim is A, C and Eb; F#dim is F#, A and C; Gdim is G, Bb and Db. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
C#miAdimvi°F#dimiv°Gdim#iv°- C#mC# · E · G#
- AdimA · C · Eb
- F#dimF# · A · C
- GdimG · Bb · Db
- 2
Left hand: Giant steps
How it goes
A full chord on every beat, low and heavy, like a giant walking. Musicians call it lh chords (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Late-hop chords
How it goes
Steady chords with one quick extra hop after beat 3. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 160 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: A – B – C#m
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
ABC#m- AA · C# · E
- BB · D# · F#
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Questions about Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy
What chords are in Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy?
The loop is C#m – Adim – F#dim – Gdim (i – bvio – ivo – #ivo) in C# minor, and the song ends on A – B – C#m.
What key is Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy in?
C# minor, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy?
Giant steps: lh chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy 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.