The Christmas Waltz Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn The Christmas Waltz in 5 steps

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

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Chords: D7 – Gm – C7 – F
The Christmas Waltz sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D7 is D, F#, A and C; Gm is G, Bb and D; C7 is C, E, G and Bb; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
D7VI7GmiiC7V7FI
- D7D · F# · A · C
- GmG · Bb · D
- C7C · E · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
41 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Lullaby seesaw
A low note, then gentle higher notes between the beats of a waltz. Musicians call it root–fifth 1-5-5-5 (3/4) (root–fifth bass), a medium pattern heard in 48 songs of the library.
Lullaby seesawRoot–fifth bass · WaltzLeft handMedium
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Right hand: Sleepy waltz chords
A long chord, then a double on beat 3: a lazy, rocking waltz. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Sleepy waltz chordsSyncopated chords · WaltzRight handEasy
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Both hands at 125 BPM
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: F – Eb – F
The last chords are I – bVII – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FEbF
- EbEb · G · Bb

What chords are in The Christmas Waltz?

The loop is D7 – Gm – C7 – F (VI7 – ii – V7 – I) in F major, and the song ends on F – Eb – F.

What key is The Christmas Waltz in?

F major, at about 125 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in The Christmas Waltz?

Lullaby seesaw: root–fifth 1-5-5-5 (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is The Christmas Waltz 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.