Piano chords · Blues & boogie
Let’s Have An Old Fashioned Christmas: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Joe Solomon
- Eb major
- 2/2
- 120 BPM
- I–V7–I–V7 loop
- 1939
- Easy
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Let’s Have An Old Fashioned Christmas written out as piano music: the I – V7 – I – V7 loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)) and the right hand wait-a-beat chords.
Let’s Have An Old Fashioned Christmas chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Eb 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 | Eb | I | Eb G Bb |
| 2 | Bb7 | V7 | Bb D F Ab |
| 3 | Eb | I | Eb G Bb |
| 4 | Bb7 | V7 | Bb D F Ab |
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: velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)) in the left hand and wait-a-beat chords in the right, over the Eb – Bb7 – Eb – Bb7 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 Let’s Have An Old Fashioned Christmas
Does the sheet music for Let’s Have An Old Fashioned 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 Let’s Have An Old Fashioned Christmas?
The loop is Eb – Bb7 – Eb – Bb7 (I – V7 – I – V7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Fm – Bb7 – Eb.
What key is Let’s Have An Old Fashioned Christmas in?
Eb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Let’s Have An Old Fashioned Christmas?
Velvet jazz: lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Let’s Have An Old Fashioned 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.