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The Holly And The Ivy: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Christmas Carol

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The Holly And The Ivy written out as piano music: the V7 – I – IV – I loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays waltz roots (root bass · 3/4 quarters) and the right hand swaying waltz chords.

The Holly And The Ivy 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.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1C7V7C E G Bb
2FIF A C
3BbIVBb D F
4FIF 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: waltz roots (root bass · 3/4 quarters) in the left hand and swaying waltz chords in the right, over the C7 – F – Bb – 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 Holly And The Ivy

Does the sheet music for The Holly And The Ivy 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 Holly And The Ivy?

The loop is C7 – F – Bb – F (V7 – I – IV – I) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – Bbm – F.

What key is The Holly And The Ivy in?

F major, at about 110 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in The Holly And The Ivy?

Waltz roots: root bass · 3/4 quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is The Holly And The Ivy 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.