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Love Is Christmas: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- F major
- 6/8
- 120 BPM
- IV–I–V–vi loop
- 2012
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany Love Is Christmas without reading music. The left hand plays lilting climb (broken chord 1-5-8 (6/8)) and the right hand cradle chords.
Love Is Christmas accompaniment in letter notes
The Bb – F – C – Dm loop with lilting climb in the left hand and cradle chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
How to read the bar sheet
The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.
Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.
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Questions about Love Is Christmas
What are the letter notes for the Love Is Christmas piano accompaniment?
Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is Bb – F – C – Dm, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Love Is Christmas?
The loop is Bb – F – C – Dm (IV – I – V – vi) in F major, and the song ends on F – C – F.
What key is Love Is Christmas in?
F major, at about 120 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in Love Is Christmas?
Lilting climb: broken chord 1-5-8 (6/8), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Love Is 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.