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Merry Christmas, Baby: piano accompaniment sheet music
- E major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- I–IV–I–ii loop
- 1964
- Medium
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Merry Christmas, Baby written out as piano music: the I – IV – I – ii loop in E major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays little steps (broken chord 1-3-5-3) and the right hand pumping chords.
Merry Christmas, Baby 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 | E | I | E G# B |
| 2 | A | IV | A C# E |
| 3 | E | I | E G# B |
| 4 | F#m | ii | F# A C# |
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: little steps (broken chord 1-3-5-3) in the left hand and pumping chords in the right, over the E – A – E – F#m 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 Merry Christmas, Baby
Does the sheet music for Merry Christmas, Baby 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 Merry Christmas, Baby?
The loop is E – A – E – F#m (I – IV – I – ii) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.
What key is Merry Christmas, Baby in?
E major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Merry Christmas, Baby?
Little steps: broken chord 1-3-5-3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Merry Christmas, Baby 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.