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The First Noel: piano accompaniment sheet music
- Db major
- 3/4
- 110 BPM
- I–IV–I–IV loop
- Medium
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The First Noel written out as piano music: the I – IV – I – IV loop in Db 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 First Noel chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Db 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 | Db | I | Db F Ab |
| 2 | Gb | IV | Gb Bb Db |
| 3 | Db | I | Db F Ab |
| 4 | Gb | IV | Gb Bb Db |
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 Db – Gb – Db – Gb 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 First Noel
Does the sheet music for The First Noel 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 First Noel?
The loop is Db – Gb – Db – Gb (I – IV – I – IV) in Db major, and the song ends on Db – Ab7 – Db.
What key is The First Noel in?
Db major, at about 110 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in The First Noel?
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 First Noel 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.