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Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer [Jazz version] (arr. Phillip Keveren): easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Johnny Marks
- C major
- 4/4
- 92 BPM
- 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 Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer [Jazz version] (arr. Phillip Keveren) without reading music. The left hand plays giant steps (lh chords) and the right hand freeze-tag chords.
The main tune of Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer [Jazz version] (arr. Phillip Keveren) 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.
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer [Jazz version] (arr. Phillip Keveren) accompaniment in letter notes
The Em7 – Dm7 – C – Em – Dm7 – G7 – Dm7 – G7 loop with giant steps in the left hand and freeze-tag 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 Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer [Jazz version] (arr. Phillip Keveren)
What are the letter notes for the Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer [Jazz version] (arr. Phillip Keveren) 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 Em7 – Dm7 – C – Em – Dm7 – G7 – Dm7 – G7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer [Jazz version] (arr. Phillip Keveren)?
The loop is Em7 – Dm7 – C – Em – Dm7 – G7 – Dm7 – G7 (iii7 – ii7 – I – iii – ii7 – V7 – ii7 – V7) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer [Jazz version] (arr. Phillip Keveren) in?
C major, at about 92 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer [Jazz version] (arr. Phillip Keveren)?
Giant steps: lh chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer [Jazz version] (arr. Phillip Keveren) 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 Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer [Jazz version] (arr. Phillip Keveren)?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.