Piano chords · Old-time stride
Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane): easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Gene Autry
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 150 BPM
- VI7–ii–V7–I loop
- 1947
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) without reading music. The left hand plays stride jumps (stride) and the right hand push chords.
Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) accompaniment in letter notes
The C7 – Fm – Bb7 – Eb loop with stride jumps in the left hand and push chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
How to read the bar sheet
The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.
Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.
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Questions about Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)
What are the letter notes for the Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) piano accompaniment?
Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is C7 – Fm – Bb7 – Eb, so the letters repeat with the chords.
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.
Made from 5 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.