Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) in 5 steps

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

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Chords: C7 – Fm – Bb7 – Eb
How it goes
Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C7 is C, E, G and Bb; Fm is F, Ab and C; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
C7VI7FmiiBb7V7EbI
- C7C · E · G · Bb
- FmF · Ab · C
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- EbEb · G · Bb
41 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Stride jumps
How it goes
Deep bass, then a chord in the middle: the left hand leaps. Musicians call it stride (stride & boom-chick), an easy pattern heard in 961 songs of the library.
Stride jumpsStride & boom-chick · StrideLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Push chords
How it goes
Two quick chords and a push just before beat 3, then space. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Push chordsSyncopated chords · RockRight handEasy
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Both hands at 150 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: Eb – Bb7 – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbBb7Eb

What chords are in Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)?

The loop is C7 – Fm – Bb7 – Eb (VI7 – ii – V7 – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Bb7 – Eb.

What key is Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) in?

Eb major, at about 150 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)?

Stride jumps: stride, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) 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.