Piano chords · Slow dance ’50s
I'll Be Home For Christmas: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Pentatonix
- Ab major
- 12/8
- 114 BPM
- Easy
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I'll Be Home For Christmas written out as piano music: the I – vi – II7 – ii loop in Ab major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays slow-dance heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8)) and the right hand slow-dance chords.
I'll Be Home For Christmas chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Ab major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ab | I | Ab C Eb |
| 2 | Fm | vi | F Ab C |
| 3 | Bb7 | II7 | Bb D F Ab |
| 4 | Bbm | ii | Bb Db F |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: slow-dance heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8)) in the left hand and slow-dance chords in the right, over the Ab – Fm – Bb7 – Bbm chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
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Questions about I'll Be Home For Christmas
Does the sheet music for I'll Be Home For Christmas have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
What chords are in I'll Be Home For Christmas?
The loop is Ab – Fm – Bb7 – Bbm (I – vi – II7 – ii) in Ab major, and the song ends on Ab – Eb7 – Ab.
What key is I'll Be Home For Christmas in?
Ab major, at about 114 beats a minute in 12/8.
What does the left hand play in I'll Be Home For Christmas?
Slow-dance heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I'll Be Home For Christmas 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.