Piano chords · Blues & boogie

How to play Mistletoe And Holly on piano

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Learn Mistletoe And Holly in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

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Chords: Bb – Eb – Edim – Bb
Mistletoe And Holly sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Edim is E, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIEbIVEdim#iv°BbI
- BbBb · D · F
- EbEb · G · Bb
- EdimE · G · Bb
12 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Boogie walker
A walking line that climbs and falls through the chord. Musicians call it boogie-woogie line (boogie & shuffle), a medium pattern heard in 807 songs of the library.
Boogie walkerBoogie & shuffle · Blues and boogie-woogieLeft handMedium
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Right hand: Steady chords
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Steady chordsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 120 BPM
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: Eb – F – Bb
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFBb
- FF · A · C

What chords are in Mistletoe And Holly?

The loop is Bb – Eb – Edim – Bb (I – IV – #ivo – I) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.

What key is Mistletoe And Holly in?

Bb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Mistletoe And Holly?

Boogie walker: boogie-woogie line, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Mistletoe And Holly 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 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.