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How to play Deck The Hall (from The Grinch) on piano

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Learn Deck The Hall (from The Grinch) in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

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Chords: Ab – Fm – Ab – Db
How it goes
Deck The Hall (from The Grinch) sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Fm is F, Ab and C; Db is Db, F and Ab. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AbIFmviAbIDbIV
- AbAb · C · Eb
- FmF · Ab · C
- DbDb · F · Ab
24 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Pausing footsteps
How it goes
Three even steps, then a quiet beat to breathe. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Pausing footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Pausing chords
How it goes
Three steady chords, then beat 4 left empty to breathe. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Pausing chordsBlock chords · ClassicalRight handEasy
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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.
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Ending: Ab – Eb – Ab
How it goes
The last chords are I – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbEbAb
- EbEb · G · Bb

What chords are in Deck The Hall (from The Grinch)?

The loop is Ab – Fm – Ab – Db (I – vi – I – IV) in Ab major, and the song ends on Ab – Eb – Ab.

What key is Deck The Hall (from The Grinch) in?

Ab major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Deck The Hall (from The Grinch)?

Pausing footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Deck The Hall (from The Grinch) 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.