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Last Christmas: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Wham!
- Db major
- 4/4
- 106 BPM
- 1985
- Medium
Last Christmas written out as piano music: the iii7 – vi – vi7 – ii7 – vi7 – ii7 – Vsus4 – V7 loop in Db major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) and the right hand freeze-tag chords.
Last Christmas chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Db 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 | Fm7 | iii7 | F Ab C Eb |
| 1 | Bbm | vi | Bb Db F |
| 2 | Bbm7 | vi7 | Bb Db F Ab |
| 2 | Ebm7 | ii7 | Eb Gb Bb Db |
| 3 | Bbm7 | vi7 | Bb Db F Ab |
| 3 | Ebm7 | ii7 | Eb Gb Bb Db |
| 4 | Absus4 | Vsus4 | Ab Db Eb |
| 4 | Ab7 | V7 | Ab C Eb Gb |
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: engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) in the left hand and freeze-tag chords in the right, over the Fm7 – Bbm – Bbm7 – Ebm7 – Bbm7 – Ebm7 – Absus4 – Ab7 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.
To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.
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Questions about Last Christmas
Does the sheet music for Last 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 Last Christmas?
The loop is Fm7 – Bbm – Bbm7 – Ebm7 – Bbm7 – Ebm7 – Absus4 – Ab7 (iii7 – vi – vi7 – ii7 – vi7 – ii7 – Vsus4 – V7) in Db major, and the song ends on Ebm – Ab7 – Db.
What key is Last Christmas in?
Db major, at about 106 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Last Christmas?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Last Christmas easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 8 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Last Christmas?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.