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Deck The Hall (from The Grinch): piano accompaniment sheet music

By Jackie Wilson

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Deck The Hall (from The Grinch) written out as piano music: the I – vi – I – IV loop in Ab major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pausing footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3) and the right hand pausing chords.

Deck The Hall (from The Grinch) chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in Ab major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1AbIAb C Eb
2FmviF Ab C
3AbIAb C Eb
4DbIVDb F Ab

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: pausing footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3) in the left hand and pausing chords in the right, over the Ab – Fm – Ab – Db 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 Deck The Hall (from The Grinch)

Does the sheet music for Deck The Hall (from The Grinch) 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 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.