Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Tommie Connor
- C major
- 4/4
- 143 BPM
- 1952
- 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 I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus without reading music. The left hand plays happy wiggle (broken chord 1-5-6-5) and the right hand sprint-and-stop chords.
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus accompaniment in letter notes
The C7 – Bb7 – C7 – Bb7 loop with happy wiggle in the left hand and sprint-and-stop 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 I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
What are the letter notes for the I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus 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 – Bb7 – C7 – Bb7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus?
The loop is C7 – Bb7 – C7 – Bb7 (I7 – bVII7 – I7 – bVII7) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus in?
C major, at about 143 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus?
Happy wiggle: broken chord 1-5-6-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus 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.