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The Christmas Waltz: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Jule Styne
- F major
- 3/4
- 125 BPM
- VI7–ii–V7–I loop
- 1954
- Medium
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The Christmas Waltz written out as piano music: the VI7 – ii – V7 – I loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays lullaby seesaw (root–fifth 1-5-5-5 (3/4)) and the right hand sleepy waltz chords.
The Christmas Waltz chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D7 | VI7 | D F# A C |
| 2 | Gm | ii | G Bb D |
| 3 | C7 | V7 | C E G Bb |
| 4 | F | I | F A C |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: lullaby seesaw (root–fifth 1-5-5-5 (3/4)) in the left hand and sleepy waltz chords in the right, over the D7 – Gm – C7 – F chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
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Questions about The Christmas Waltz
Does the sheet music for The Christmas Waltz have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
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.
Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.