Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Hugh Martin
- A minor
- 4/4
- 106 BPM
- 1943
- Medium
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Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas written out as piano music: the III – III7 – bII7 – III – III7 – bII7 loop in A minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays river roll (open arpeggio 1-5-8-9-10) and the right hand soft chords.
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | III | C E G |
| 2 | C7 | III7 | C E G Bb |
| 2 | Bb7 | bII7 | Bb D F Ab |
| 3 | C | III | C E G |
| 4 | C7 | III7 | C E G Bb |
| 4 | Bb7 | bII7 | Bb D 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: river roll (open arpeggio 1-5-8-9-10) in the left hand and soft chords in the right, over the C – C7 – Bb7 – C – C7 – Bb7 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.
To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.
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Questions about Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Does the sheet music for Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 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 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas?
The loop is C – C7 – Bb7 – C – C7 – Bb7 (III – III7 – bII7 – III – III7 – bII7) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.
What key is Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas in?
A minor, at about 106 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas?
River roll: open arpeggio 1-5-8-9-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 6 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 5 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.