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El Cha Cha Chá De La Navidad: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Bobby Collazo

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Left hand Lazy seesawRight hand Wake-and-run chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

Play the full song with sheet music

El Cha Cha Chá De La Navidad written out as piano music: the I – ii – V7 – I loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays lazy seesaw (root–fifth 1-5-5) and the right hand wake-and-run chords.

El Cha Cha Chá De La Navidad 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.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1CIC E G
2DmiiD F A
3G7V7G B D F
4CIC E G

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: lazy seesaw (root–fifth 1-5-5) in the left hand and wake-and-run chords in the right, over the C – Dm – G7 – C 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 El Cha Cha Chá De La Navidad

Does the sheet music for El Cha Cha Chá De La Navidad 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 El Cha Cha Chá De La Navidad?

The loop is C – Dm – G7 – C (I – ii – V7 – I) in C major, and the song ends on Dm – G7 – C.

What key is El Cha Cha Chá De La Navidad in?

C major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in El Cha Cha Chá De La Navidad?

Lazy seesaw: root–fifth 1-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is El Cha Cha Chá De La Navidad 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.