Piano chords · Blues & boogie
O Little Town Of Bethlehem: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Lewis H. Redner
- F major
- 4/4
- 95 BPM
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
O Little Town Of Bethlehem written out as piano music: the I – VII – I – ii loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays boogie walker (boogie-woogie line) and the right hand steady chords.
O Little Town Of Bethlehem chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F 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 | F | I | F A C |
| 2 | E | VII | E G# B |
| 3 | F | I | F A C |
| 4 | Gm | ii | G Bb D |
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: boogie walker (boogie-woogie line) in the left hand and steady chords in the right, over the F – E – F – Gm 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 O Little Town Of Bethlehem
Does the sheet music for O Little Town Of Bethlehem 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 O Little Town Of Bethlehem?
The loop is F – E – F – Gm (I – VII – I – ii) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is O Little Town Of Bethlehem in?
F major, at about 95 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in O Little Town Of Bethlehem?
Boogie walker: boogie-woogie line, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is O Little Town Of Bethlehem 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 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.