Piano chords · Old-time stride
Here We Come A-Wassailing: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Traditional
- D major
- 6/8
- 160 BPM
- I–i–I–i loop
- Easy
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 We Come A-Wassailing without reading music. The left hand plays little march (lh chords (2/4)) and the right hand marching chords.
Here We Come A-Wassailing accompaniment in letter notes
The D – Dm – D – Dm loop with little march in the left hand and marching 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 We Come A-Wassailing
What are the letter notes for the Here We Come A-Wassailing 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 D – Dm – D – Dm, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Here We Come A-Wassailing?
The loop is D – Dm – D – Dm (I – i – I – i) in D major, and the song ends on G – A7 – D.
What key is Here We Come A-Wassailing in?
D major, at about 160 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in Here We Come A-Wassailing?
Little march: lh chords (2/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Here We Come A-Wassailing 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 6 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.