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The Christmas Sing-Along: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Scott Hoying & Kevin “K.O.” Olusola
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 96 BPM
- I–iii–IV–I loop
- 2016
- 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 The Christmas Sing-Along without reading music. The left hand plays cartwheel heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3e · 4) and the right hand late-knock chords.
The Christmas Sing-Along accompaniment in letter notes
The Bb – Dm – Eb – Bb loop with cartwheel heartbeat in the left hand and late-knock 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 The Christmas Sing-Along
What are the letter notes for the The Christmas Sing-Along 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 Bb – Dm – Eb – Bb, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in The Christmas Sing-Along?
The loop is Bb – Dm – Eb – Bb (I – iii – IV – I) in Bb major, and the song ends on Bb – Cm – Bb.
What key is The Christmas Sing-Along in?
Bb major, at about 96 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Christmas Sing-Along?
Cartwheel heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3e · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Christmas Sing-Along easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.