Piano chords · Blues & boogie
Lonesome Christmas: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Lloyd Glenn
- E major
- 4/4
- 108 BPM
- IV7–I7–V7–IV7 loop
- 1978
- Medium
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Lonesome Christmas written out as piano music: the IV7 – I7 – V7 – IV7 loop in E major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays rock’n’roll rocker (rock’n’roll 5–6 shuffle) and the right hand pumping chords.
Lonesome Christmas chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in E 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 | A7 | IV7 | A C# E G |
| 2 | E7 | I7 | E G# B D |
| 3 | B7 | V7 | B D# F# A |
| 4 | A7 | IV7 | A C# E G |
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: rock’n’roll rocker (rock’n’roll 5–6 shuffle) in the left hand and pumping chords in the right, over the A7 – E7 – B7 – A7 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 Lonesome Christmas
Does the sheet music for Lonesome 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 Lonesome Christmas?
The loop is A7 – E7 – B7 – A7 (IV7 – I7 – V7 – IV7) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.
What key is Lonesome Christmas in?
E major, at about 108 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Lonesome Christmas?
Rock’n’roll rocker: rock’n’roll 5–6 shuffle, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Lonesome Christmas easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.