Gee Whiz, It's Christmas Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Gee Whiz, It's Christmas in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: C – Dm – C – Dm
How it goes
Gee Whiz, It's Christmas sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; Dm is D, F and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIDmiiCIDmii
- CC · E · G
- DmD · F · A
164 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Bubbly heartbeat
How it goes
Steady beats filled with quick little pickups around beat 3. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3 · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 173 songs of the library.
Bubbly heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handMedium
3
Right hand: Shy chords
How it goes
Waits out beat 1, then a chord on 2 and a little double on 3. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Shy chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 100 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: C – Dm – C
How it goes
The last chords are I – ii – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDmC

What chords are in Gee Whiz, It's Christmas?

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

What key is Gee Whiz, It's Christmas in?

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

What does the left hand play in Gee Whiz, It's Christmas?

Bubbly heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3 · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Gee Whiz, It's 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.