Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: D7 – G – D7 – G
How it goes
Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D7 is D, F#, A and C; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
D7V7GID7V7GI
- D7D · F# · A · C
- GG · B · D
414 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Boogie climb
How it goes
Each note played twice as the line climbs: a rocking boogie bass. Musicians call it broken chord 1-1-3-3-5-5-6-5 (broken chord), a medium pattern heard in 25 songs of the library.
Boogie climbBroken chord · BalladLeft handMedium
3
Right hand: Hopscotch bells
How it goes
A high bell note, a chord, a skipped beat, and one more chord. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Hopscotch bellsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 160 BPM
How it goes
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: G – D7 – G
How it goes
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GD7G

What chords are in Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy?

The loop is D7 – G – D7 – G (V7 – I – V7 – I) in G major, and the song ends on G – D7 – G.

What key is Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy in?

G major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy?

Boogie climb: broken chord 1-1-3-3-5-5-6-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy 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.