Home For The Holidays Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Home For The Holidays in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: G – C – Em – D
How it goes
Home For The Holidays sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; C is C, E and G; Em is E, G and B; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GICIVEmviDV
- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
- EmE · G · B
- DD · F# · A
67 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Knock-knock footsteps
How it goes
Step, then a quick knock-knock, a pause, and one last step. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 471 songs of the library.
Knock-knock footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Hide-and-seek chords
How it goes
Hides on beat 1, pops up on 2, sneaks in before beat 4, then lands on it. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Hide-and-seek chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 92 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.
5
Ending: C – D – G
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG

What chords are in Home For The Holidays?

The loop is G – C – Em – D (I – IV – vi – V) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is Home For The Holidays in?

G major, at about 92 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Home For The Holidays?

Knock-knock footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Home For The Holidays 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.