Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Happy Christmas, Little Friend: piano accompaniment sheet music
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- G major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- ii–V7–I–ii loop
- 1952
- Medium
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Happy Christmas, Little Friend written out as piano music: the ii – V7 – I – ii loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays three-step climb (broken chord 1-5-8) and the right hand ticking clock.
Happy Christmas, Little Friend chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in G major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Am | ii | A C E |
| 2 | D7 | V7 | D F# A C |
| 3 | G | I | G B D |
| 4 | Am | ii | A C E |
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: three-step climb (broken chord 1-5-8) in the left hand and ticking clock in the right, over the Am – D7 – G – Am 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 Happy Christmas, Little Friend
Does the sheet music for Happy Christmas, Little Friend 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 Happy Christmas, Little Friend?
The loop is Am – D7 – G – Am (ii – V7 – I – ii) in G major, and the song ends on G – C – G.
What key is Happy Christmas, Little Friend in?
G major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Happy Christmas, Little Friend?
Three-step climb: broken chord 1-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Happy Christmas, Little Friend 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.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.