Piano chords · Waltz garden
O Tannenbaum: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Vince Guaraldi Trio
- F major
- 3/4
- 100 BPM
- 1966
- Easy
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 O Tannenbaum without reading music. The left hand plays waltz roots (root bass · 3/4 quarters) and the right hand waltz chords.
The intro of O Tannenbaum in letter notes
The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.
O Tannenbaum accompaniment in letter notes
The Gm – F#dim – Gm – Fsus4 – F – F – C – F loop with waltz roots in the left hand and waltz 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 O Tannenbaum
What are the letter notes for the O Tannenbaum 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 Gm – F#dim – Gm – Fsus4 – F – F – C – F, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in O Tannenbaum?
The loop is Gm – F#dim – Gm – Fsus4 – F – F – C – F (ii – bii° – ii – Isus4 – I – V – I – ii) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is O Tannenbaum in?
F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in O Tannenbaum?
Waltz roots: root bass · 3/4 quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is O Tannenbaum easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 8 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of O Tannenbaum?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.