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How to play Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! on piano
By Lady A
- C major
- 4/4
- 126 BPM
- 1945
- Easy
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Learn Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: C – Em – D#dim – G7
How it goes
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; Em is E, G and B; D#dim is D#, F# and A; G7 is G, B, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIEmiiiD#dimbiii°G7V7- CC · E · G
- EmE · G · B
- D#dimD# · F# · A
- G7G · B · D · F
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Left hand: Lazy seesaw
How it goes
A low note, a higher one, a gap, then the higher one again. Musicians call it root–fifth 1-5-5 (root–fifth bass), an easy pattern heard in 520 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Knock-knock chords
How it goes
Chord, a quick knock-knock, a pause, then one last chord. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 126 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.
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Ending: F – G – C
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC- FF · A · C
- GG · B · D
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Questions about Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
What chords are in Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!?
The loop is C – Em – D#dim – G7 (I – iii – biiio – V7) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! in?
C major, at about 126 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!?
Lazy seesaw: root–fifth 1-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! 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.